By my estimation, somewhere around 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 during ...
Attached is a PowerPoint presentation on how to draft a patent application in the new world of "First-to-File". WegnerCarolinaPPT2016 Regards, Hal
The Board affirmed this Section 2(d) refusal to register the mark RED LABEL for "chicken for sale to foodservice institutions," finding it likely to cause confusion with the identical mark ...
Five Patent Cases at the Supreme Court; Fed. Cir. En banc Review of Post Grant Amendments Procedures
The October 2016 Term of the Supreme Court that runs through June 2017 promises to be one of the busier years for the Court in patent cases. Three Cases up ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark shown below left, for "flavored bottle water, flavored enhanced water, flavored water, purified bottled drinking water, bottled artesian water, drinking water with vitamins, ...
An astute observer has pointed out that the Federal Circuit Clerk's Office seemingly has abandoned the notice-and-comment procedures for promulgating and amending the local rules. Without announcement, a "best practices" ...
The USPTO refused to register the mark AMERICAN BARRISTER for legal services, deeming the mark to be merely descriptive under Section 2(e)(1) and primarily geographically descriptive under Section 2(e)(2). Applicant ...
The USPTO refused to register the mark GUINEA for, inter alia, collectible coins, deeming the mark merely descriptive under Section 2(e)(1). Applicant East India pointed out that a "guinea" is ...
The USPTO issued a Section 2(e)(1) refusal of the mark TOON KICKER, finding it to be merely descriptive of "outboard motor mounts, namely, brackets specifically design for connection to pontoon ...
In this Section 2(d) cancellation proceeding, Respondent Cooper moved to compel the parties to mediate. The Board denied Cooper's motion, pointing out that, although the Board encourages settlement, the Board ...