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 registration of the mark DIGITAL BOOTH for "metal phone booths." Applicant Packaging 22 argued that the mark is merely suggestive because "there is nothing digital about a ...
Belmora LLC yesterday filed a petition for reconsideration en banc [pdf here] of the FLANAX decision issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in Belmora LLC ...
The USPTO refused registration for the mark shown below left, finding it likely to cause confusion with the mark shown below right, both for restaurant services. On appeal, applicant argued ...
Here we go again. Another product design mark failed to gain entry into the Hall of Registrations. The Board affirmed a Section 2(e)(5) functionality refusal of the configuration mark shown ...
Here's a real yawner. The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark BULLET for "Bicycle parts, components and accessories, namely, bicycle wheels, rims and spokes for bicycle wheels, hubs, ...
Applicant S9 Sports whiffed in its attempt to register the mark HIGH SCHOOL WORLD SERIES for, inter alia, "promoting sports competitions and/or events of others; promoting the goods and services ...
On April 29, 2016, the USPTO filed a motion (here) to voluntarily dismiss its appeal from the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in ...
The Board rendered a split decision in this opposition to registration of the marks MINIMELTS and MINI-MELTS for "pharmaceutical preparations for use as an expectorant." It dismissed opposer's Section 2(d) ...
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has scheduled three (III) oral hearings for the month of May, as listed below. The hearings will be held in the East Wing of ...