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The USPTO refused registration of the mark URBAN PIE PIZZA CO. & Design, shown below left, for "frozen pizza not sold or distributed through restaurants" [PIE PIZZA CO. disclaimed], finding the ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the applied-for mark DESIGNED WITH YOU IN MIND under Sections 1, 2, 3, and 45 of the Trademark Act, finding that the phrase ...
The Board dismissed this opposition to registration of the mark INNOVATION BREWING for beer, finding that Opposer Bell's Brewery had failed to prove a likelihood of confusion with the registered mark INSPIRED BREWING, ...
The latest issue of the The Trademark Reporter focuses on fashion, including articles or commentaries on blockchain technology, Star Athletica and its aftermath, personal name brands, and design protection here, in Canada, and in ...
A TTAB judge once remarked that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) appeal 95% of the time just by looking at the marks and the goods or ...
The Board affirmed a Section 2(d) refusal to register the mark THE SAISON D'HERETIQUE, finding the mark likely to cause confusion with the registered mark HERETIC BREWING COMPANY [BREWING COMPANY disclaimed], both for ...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that the Section 2(a) bar on registering immoral or scandalous marks is an unconstitutional restriction of free speech. ...
In an exhaustive 129-page opinion (including a 12-page appendix), the Board sustained an opposition to registration of the product configuration shown below, for "engines for use in construction, maintenance and ...
In view of the upcoming retirement of Deputy Chief Judge Susan M. Richey at the TTAB, the USPTO has posted a vacancy announcement for the position (here). The Deputy Chief ...