The TTAB recently decided the appeals from three Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusals summarized below. Let's see how you do with them, keeping in mind that last year the Board ...
A TTAB judge once said to me that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) case 95% of the time just by looking at the marks and the ...
The latest issue of The Trademark Reporter (pdf here) includes a Commentary by Sarah Butler and Healey Whitsett entitled, "A Tale of Two Cups: Acquired Distinctiveness and Survey Evidence Before the TTAB." ...
The Board again rejected a constitutional challenge to Section 2(c) of the Trademark Act, while affirming a refusal of TRUMP TOO SMALL for shirts, finding that the mark "comprises the name of ...
ip-hop collective Pro Era applied to register the mark PRO ERA for various clothing items, including hats and caps, but was foiled by Opposer New Era Cap, who for decades has extensively used, ...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-BEE) has scheduled nine (9) oral hearings for the month of June 2020. All of the hearings will be held via video conference. Briefs ...
Here are three ex parte appeals decided yesterday by the Board: a Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion case, a Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusal, and a Section 2(e)(4) surname ruling. How ...
Nokia saw no jokia when Somasundaram Ramkumar applied to register the mark JIOKIA for electronic mail and other online services. Claiming that its mark NOKIA is famous, Nokia opposed on the ground of ...
The Board dismissed this petition for cancellation of a 2009 registration for the mark ZEN SPA & Design, shown below, for "Health spa services for health and wellness of the ...
I think I've been making these TTABlog Tests too easy. I'm not giving any hints on this one. Here are three recent decisions in appeals from Section 2(d) refusals. How do ...