In a bit of snoozer, the Board affirmed a Section 2(d) refusal of COUNTRY OVEN for "Self-serve retail bakery shops; Retail bakery shops; bakery services, namely, online retail bakery shops" and ...
In two recent section 2(d) oppositions, the fame of the opposer's marked played a dominant role in the Board's Section 2(d) analysis. "Famous marks are accorded more protection precisely because ...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit remanded the TTAB's decision in Galperti, Inc. v. Galperti S.r.L., Cancellation No. 92057016 (August 13, 2018) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge ...
On remand from the CAFC, the TTAB denied Petitioner adidas's claim that Respondent Church abandoned it marks ADD A ZERO (in standard character and design form), but the Board agreed that ...
In a nonprecedential opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed the TTAB's March 9, 2018 decision (here) finding a likelihood of confusion between appellant's mark BEAST ...
Here is a link to the webcast recording of the November 5th panel discussion at Northeastern Law School, entitled "The Original Sin of Trademark Law: Failure to Function." Thank you to ...
Here is a link to the webcast recording of the November 5th panel discussion at Northeastern Law School, entitled "The Original Sin of Trademark Law: Failure to Function." Thank you to ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the purported mark PREVENTION CHAIN for educational and informational services concerning "the treatment and management of infections in swine and other animals," finding that ...
[This guest post was written by Amanda B. Slade, an associate in the Trademark Group at Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.]. The USPTO refused registration of the mark CRUCIBLE COOKWARE (standard ...
Lincoln National Life opposed an application to register ACCELETERM for "insurance services, namely, underwriting, issuance, and administration of life insurance policies, claiming a likelihood of confusion with its registered mark LINCOLN TERMACCEL for ...