The USPTO refused registration of the mark SLAY OR PREY, in standard character form, for various clothing items including T-shirts, finding it likely to cause confusion with the registered mark PRAY THEN ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark SINFUL ZINFANDEL for "wine created primarily from Zinfandel grapes" [ZINFANDEL disclaimed], finding it likely to cause confusion with the registered mark ZINFUL for "Distilled spirits; Wines." On ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark CRAWLER under Section 2(e)(1), finding it merely descriptive of "light truck and sport utility vehicle aftermarket suspension parts, namely, link arms and coil springs." Applicant ...
Last year, in the TIME TRAVELER BLONDE case (TTABlogged here), the Board rejected a consent agreement while affirming a Section 2(d) refusal of that mark in view of the registered mark TIME TRAVELER, both ...
The captioned paper (attached, 133 pp. pdf) provides suggestions for patent drafting in addition to dealing with challenges in the anticipated wake of a merits decision in the currently pending Oil States ...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has scheduled four (4) oral hearings for the month of November 2017. The hearings will be held in the East Wing of the ...
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has granted the USPTO's motion for an award of its "expenses" in the BOOKING.COM case, pursuant to Section 1071(b)(3) of the Trademark ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark WHEN IT MATTERS for "retail department store services and online retail department store services," finding the mark likely to cause confusion with the identical mark ...
Earliest Possible Third Party Participation: Pre-examination pre‑issuance third party participation in Post Grant Review proceedings is a featured proposal in this updated revision of the previously circulated paper. See § VII, Pre-Examination Preissuance Submissions (page 73). ...
The Board dismissed a Section 2(d) opposition to registration of the design mark shown below left, finding it not confusingly similar to the registered design mark shown below right, both ...