The Board affirmed two refusals to register the photograph of "Grumpy Cat" shown below, as a trademark for, inter alia, computer apps, paper goods, and stuffed toys, and as a ...
[This guest post was written by Kira-Khanh McCarthy, a 2L at University of Notre Dame Law School]. Here’s an interesting TTAB case to keep your eye on! Applicant, United Trademark ...
The USPTO is proposing to change the Trademark Rules of Practice to require that foreign applicants be represented by a U.S. licensed attorney. [IMHO, this proposal appears to be a ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register OUR LAWYERS ARE DOCTORS for legal services, finding that the phrase fails to function as a service mark and, alternatively, is merely descriptive of ...
The Board granted Apple Inc.'s motion to dismiss all nine counts of this petition for cancellation of the mark APPLE for various educational and training services (in class 41). Petitioner ...
The Board affirmed a Section 2(e)(2) refusal of the mark AMERICAN VETERINARY NURSES ASSOCIATION, finding it to be primarily geographically descriptive of "veterinary medicine services." Applicant argued that the term ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark I.W. SUISSE for "Clocks and watches; Parts for watches; Watch bands and straps; all of which are of Swiss origin as defined by ...
[This guest post was authored by John S. Strand, Trademark & Litigation Shareholder at Wolf Greenfield.] As we’ve noted before on this blog, third-party registrations and uses may help an ...
Giving "great weight" to two consent agreements, the Board reversed a Section 2(d) refusal of AMERICAN CONSTELLATION, finding the mark not likely to cause confusion with the registered mark CONSTELLATION, ...
It has been said that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) appeal 95% of the time just by looking at the marks and the goods or services. ...