The Board rejected applicant's attempt to amend the drawing of the mark shown below to delete the words "SACRAMENTO CA," finding that such an amendment would be a material alteration ...
The USPTO has announced (here) that the effective date of the final rule entitled "Changes in Requirements for Affidavits or Declarations of Use, Continued Use, or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark ...
The Board affirmed a Section 2(e)(1) refusal of the mark HONEYFILE, finding it merely descriptive of "computer software platforms for use in the field of computer network security that assist ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark CONEY ISLAND BOARDWALK CUSTARD, in standard character form, for frozen custards [CONEY ISLAND and CUSTARD disclaimed] due to applicant's failure to ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark DEEP SOUTH STUDIOS, in standard character and design form, for "movie studio services," finding the term "DEEP SOUTH" to be primarily geographically descriptive ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark 100 PERCENT WINE, finding it likely to cause confusion with the registered mark CENTO PER CENTO, both for wine. The English translation of ...
Effective February 17, 2017, the USPTO is amending its rules concerning the examination of affidavits or declarations of continued use or excusable nonuse filed under Section 8 or Section 71 ...
The recent TTAB decision regarding the TEQUILA certification mark [TTABlogged here] may have whet (or wet) your appetite for a more extensive discussion of certification marks. Professor Jeanne C. Fromer ...
In this unusual factual situation involving two geographically descriptive terms, the Board granted a petition for cancellation of a Supplemental Registration for the mark CHICAGO STAGEHAND, in standard character form, ...
The TTAB affirmed the USPTO's refusals to register six design marks - comprising the color green applied to the top portion of a sprinkler head and contrasting with an adjoining ...