This week the Supreme Court granted review in Top Ten No. (2) TC Heartland, LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, Supreme Court No. 16-341, where petitioner challenges the ability ...
The USPTO refused to register the mark WOODY WHEAT for "beer," finding it likely to cause confusion with two registered marks owned by different owners, both for "beer": WOODY STOUT ...
Now in our 21st year, Washington in the West is a full-day MCLE conference for all IP attorneys that brings together practitioners, in-house counsel, professors, and representatives from the United ...
The CAFC affirmed the TTAB's ruling [here] that ordered cancellation of a registration for the mark THE EMERALD CITY for business development and consulting services in the renewable energy industry. ...
In 1837, the Hansons invented a new lead pipe where its uniqueness could only be expressed with reference to the method of its manufacture, a true “product by process” innovation. ...
The CAFC vacated a TTAB ruling [here] that ordered, on the ground of abandonment, cancellation of a registration for the mark JOBDIVA, in standard character form, and partial cancellation of ...
The TTAB dismissed a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark HEALTHPLEX for "Medical Services," finding that petitioner had failed to prove a likelihood of confusion with the ...
Steven Roth was a career IBM patent attorney from the Middle West. He spent several years in California for IBM while earning his law degree from Santa Clara University, whereupon ...
Fundamental Capital opposed an application to register FUNDAMENTAL DASHBOARD for financial analysis and research services, claiming likelihood of confusion with its registered mark FUNDAMENTAL CAPITAL for financial investment services. The ...
By my estimation, somewhere around 80-85% of all Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusals that reach the TTAB are affirmed on appeal. Well, here are three appeals that were decided in ...