[This guest post was written by Ryan Van Olst, an associate in the Trademark Group at Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.]. The Board affirmed a Section 2(d) refusal to register ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark shown below left for "Food preparation services featuring fresh, properly proportioned, healthy meal kits and made to order for delivery," finding the mark ...
The Board reversed a Section 2(d) refusal of the mark LA CHULA & Design (shown immediately below) for "preserved, frozen, dried, and cooked fruits," finding no likelihood of confusion with the registered ...
I have been told by many that I have a face for radio and a voice for blogging. Nonetheless, Yours Truly will present a webinar on recent TTAB developments on September ...
The USPTO refused registration of I'M SMOKING HOT for cosmetics, makeup, and other personal care products, finding the mark likely to cause confusion with the registered mark SMOKIN' HOT SHOW TIME for cosmetics. FabFitFun ...
[Caveat: The Wolf Greenfield trademark team of Christina Licursi, Stephanie Stella, and Yours Truly represented Petitioner Lakeside Equipment in this case.]. The Board granted Petitioner Lakeside's motion for summary judgment ...
Third-party registrations may help an applicant overcome a Section 2(d) refusal under Juice Generation and Jack Wolfskin, but it depends on the quantity and quality. Here, twelve third-party registrations demonstrated the weakness of ...
Precedential No. 27: TTAB Affirms 2(d) Refusal of #WILLPOWER – Hashtag Has No Trademark Significance
The Board affirmed a Section 2(d) refusal of #WILLPOWER for various items of clothing, in view of the registered mark shown below, for overlapping clothing items [WEAR disclaimed]. Applicant's argument that consumers ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark THE HALAL SHACK in standard character form, for "restaurant services" [HALAL disclaimed], finding the mark to be merely descriptive of the services. You may ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register SHAPE XXXX for educational publications and services on the ground that the term is a phantom mark that comprises more than one mark. A miscellaneous ...