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 ...
Chef Sous LLC opposed an application to register the mark NOT SO SIMPLE SYRUP for "syrups for making beverages; non-alcoholic drink and cocktail mixes" [SYRUP disclaimed], claiming likelihood of confusion ...
Seattle-based J. Michael Keyes reviews the TTAB's recent decision in In re Brown, in his pun-filled commentary entitled, "USPTO Snuffs Out Marijuana Dispensary Service Mark Application: Will All Others Go ...
I once heard a TTAB judge say that the outcome of most Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion cases can be predicted just by looking at the marks and the identified ...
The USPTO refused to register the mark CARS for computer software and hardware for capturing road data and determining safe curve speeds for automobiles, on the ground of mere descriptiveness ...