The USPTO refused to register the mark shown below left for "beer" on the ground of likelihood of confusion with the registered mark on the right, for "Brewed malt-based alcoholic ...
TTAB Test: Is “BREATHLESS” Merely Descriptive of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Information Services?
The USPTO refused registration of the mark BREATHLESS under Section 2(e)(1), finding the mark to be merely descriptive of "promoting public awareness of" and "providing medical information regarding" idiopathic fibrosis, its symptoms, ...
In a nonprecedential ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the TTAB's decision (here) upholding a refusal to register the term MAGNESITA for refractory bricks and related products, ...
When a Section 2(d) refusal is affirmed in an opinion of a mere eight pages, that case is a prime candidate for the "WYHA?" label. But wait! The application for GOLF ...
Professors Barton Beebe and C. Scott Hemphill of New York University School of Law challenge trademark orthodoxy in their new article, "The Scope of Strong Marks: Should Trademark Law Protect ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark UNI/FORM in standard character form, finding it to be merely descriptive of clothing, namely, belts, shorts, t-shirts, etc. On appeal, applicant contended that the mark ...
The USPTO refused registration of the marks TRAILERSHARING under Section 2(e)(1), finding it merely descriptive of trailer rental services. It refused registration of U-HAUL TRAILER SHARING, U-HAUL TRAILERSHARING, U-HAUL TRAILER SHARE and U-HAUL TRAILERSHARE without a disclaimer of ...
Here we go again! I hear the trumpets blow again! Oh, nevermind. You may recall that a TTAB judge once remarked that one can predict the outcome of a Section ...
The USPTO refused to register the mark CAREBOARD for computer hardware and software for monitoring hospital patients, staff, and equipment, finding the mark likely to cause confusion with the registered markECAREBOARD for interactive ...
In a nonprecedential per curiam opinion, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the TTAB's decision (here) that upheld a Section 2(d) refusal of the mark SENSI for diapers. The Board ...