The USPTO refused to register the mark SOLIS for agricultural machinery, deeming the mark to be primarily merely a surname under Section 2(e)(4). Applicant argued that the doctrine of foreign equivalents applies, ...
Ron Myrick had been a leader of the patent community, and was perhaps best known inside patent circles for his work with the AIPLA, which he had served as President ...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has scheduled seven (7) oral hearings for the month of April 2018. The hearings will be held in the Madison Building, in Alexandria, ...
E-mail subscriptions to the TTABlog are available. Just enter your e-mail address in the box on the right to receive a daily update via Feedblitz. Section 2(b) - Flag, Coat of Arms, ...
Norm's practice dates back to the early 1960’s when the Patent Office was housed in the main Commerce Building when he was a "Washington attorney" for major Midwest and West ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark THE SCIENCE OF MEDICEUTICALS for, inter alia, nutritional supplements, finding it likely to cause confusion with the registered mark MEDICEUTICALS for, inter alia, skin and hair care products. On ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark BEARPLAY for "magazine publishing; publication of entertainment magazines for gay men" on the ground that the specimens of use submitted by applicant failed ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the term SERIAL in standard character form, finding it to be generic for "entertainment in the nature of an ongoing audio program featuring investigative reporting, ...
The Board dismissed this petition for cancellation of a registration for the marks MOSAYEC (standard characters) for "providing temporary use of a web-based software application for use by children and youth to ...
The fourteenth (XIVth) session of that popular non-INTA event known as MEET THE BLOGGERS will be held on Tuesday night, May 22nd, from 8-10 PM at Garage Billiards, 1130 Broadway, Seattle. Be there or be square!