Opposer Hachette claimed that the applied-for mark ELLE SCHNEIDER fails to function as a service mark for video production and script writing services. Applicant Lauren R. Schneider's specimen of use ...
TTAB Affirms Refusal of “HARAJ” (Persian) for Advertising Services: Highly Descriptive, Lacks Acquired Distinctiveness
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark shown below (Persian, in Arabic script) for "classified advertising services," the panel majority finding the mark merely descriptive and lacking in ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark FILAMENT TOWER for LED fixtures and light bulbs, concluding that the specimens of use differed materially from the drawing of the mark in ...
The Board affirmed another Section 2(e)(4) refusal, finding the mark HECHTER (Stylized) to be primarily merely a surname for leather goods and clothing. Although a very rare surname, it is ...
The TTABlog was hatched on November 8, 2004, with a blog post entitled "Leo Stoller Loses Again." I never thought I would still be blogging twelve years later. Eleven, maybe, ...
Practical Law will present a free 60-minute webinar addressing the upcoming amendments to the Trademark Rules of Practice and how they affect TTAB practice and procedure. The webinar will be ...
Tap It Brewing opposed an application to register the mark TAP IT for energy drinks, claiming a likelihood of confusion with the identical mark registered for beer. Applicant Tap or ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark THE BEVERLY for "denims; jeans; pants," finding the mark likely to cause confusion with the registered mark BEVERLY JEANS & Design, shown below, ...
Patron Spirits opposed the application of Peter W. Noyes to register the mark IT'S PIRATE TIME for "distilled spirits" and for "retail store services featuring rum and rum based products...," ...
The Board affirmed refusals to register POWERED BY JUJU and JUJU JOINTS for smokeless marijuana vaporizers on the ground that the identified goods are illegal under the federal Controlled Substances ...