Here's a current list of the thirteen (13) TTAB interlocutory attorneys. If you have practiced before the Board, you've probably run into one or more of them. Andrew P. Baxley ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark CREATE PAINT (in standard characters) for "paints for creating dry erase surfaces; paints," finding the mark likely to cause confusion with the registered mark PAINT 'N ...
The Board affirmed a Section 2(e)(1) refusal to register WHITE SANGRIIIA for "Prepared alcoholic cocktail; Alcoholic beverages except beers" [WHITE and SANGRIA disclaimed], finding the mark to be highly descriptive of the ...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has scheduled five (V) oral hearings for the month of March 2018. The hearings will be held in the East Wing of the ...
The Board dismissed this Section 2(d) opposition to registration of the mark IPAD for various business and computer services, including storage and retrieval of data. Opposer RxD Media claimed prior use of ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark PANACHE (in standard characters) for "apple butter; apple purée; processed apples," finding it likely to cause confusion with the registered mark MANGO MANGO MANGO PRESERVES A PANACHE ...
Product configuration can never be inherently distinctive trademarks. So says Wal-Mart v. Samara Bros. Moreover, such proposed marks face a heavy burden when the applicant attempts to establish acquired distinctiveness under ...
The Board granted Tyco Fire's motion for summary judgment, finding the product configuration marks shown below, for a "a heat fusible link for use in fire protection," to be functional ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the design shown below, for "Non-medicated cleaning preparations for livestock, horses, and domestic animals, ...." and various other products for said animals, agreeing ...
The USPTO refused registration of TWEEDS for "shirts; sweaters" on the Supplemental Register, deeming the term to be generic for the goods. Applicant argued that "[t]weed is a fabric, not a shirt ...