The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (T-T-A-B, not Tee-tab) has scheduled eleven (11) oral hearings for the month of January 2019. The hearings will be held in the USPTO's Madison ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the product configuration mark shown below, for "Concession trailer for snowball vendors to operate a viable snowball business" [the word SNOBALLS being disclaimed], ...
After four years of misconduct by Respondent Corcamor, LLC, the Board granted Petitioner SFM's motion for judgment under Trademark Rule 2.120(h)(1) and pursuant to the Board’s inherent authority to sanction, ...
The TTAB reversed a refusal based on the USPTO's requirement, under Section 6(a), that Applicant Red Flags Fly disclaim the word ANAHEIM in its mark ANAHEIM HILLBILLIES (Stylized) for various ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark PARSONS for golf equipment and various ancillary goods and services (six applications, each in a different class), finding the mark to be primarily ...
Oakley, Inc. opposed an application to register the mark FROGSKINS(standard characters) for "protective cover and cases for cell phones, laptop computers, tablet computers and portable media players," claiming a likelihood ...
One day after oral argument, the Board issued its 38-page decision sustaining the oppositions of American Express to registration of AMERIXPRESS for "Import agency services" and AMERIXPRESS LLC for nutritional ...
The USPTO refused to register the mark ULTIMATE GEL, finding it merely descriptive of "Beds for household pets; Chair cushions; Mattress toppers; Mattresses; Pillows." Applicant Comfort Revolution pointed to five ...
The Board affirmed Section 2(d) refusals to register the two Chinese character marks shown below, for "restaurant services," finding a likelihood of confusion with the registered mark SEAHORSE for "bar, ...
This is one of those relatively rare occasions when a party gathers enough evidence of third-party use and registrations to affect the outcome of a Section 2(d) proceeding. The Board ...