In this appeal, Applicant NL LLC conceded that the sale of its CBD-infused supplements (under the mark shown below) would be per se unlawful under federal law. However, it argued ...
The USPTO refused to register the proposed mark KEZAR for pharmaceuticals and chemicals for use in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals, finding the term to be primarily merely a surname under Section 2(e)(4). ...
In an exhaustive 70-page opinion, the Board denied a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark BROOKLYN BREW SHOP and dismissed an opposition to that mark in stylized form, ...
In a rare case involving a geographic certification mark (sometimes called a certification mark of regional origin), the Board affirmed a Section 2(d) refusal of the mark REAL MICHIGAN for hard ...
The Board reversed a Section 2(e)(1) refusal to register mark MINKY COUTURE for "Baby blankets; Bed blankets; Children’s blankets, all made using minky fabric" [MINKY disclaimed], finding that the mark had ...
[This guest post was authored by John L. Strand, Shareholder in the Trademark and Litigation Groups at Wolf Greenfield]. Here we have a consolidated proceeding between Shadi.com, part of Ampak ...
I have again reviewed the TTAB's FOIA page in order to estimate the percentage of Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusals that were affirmed by the Board during the last calendar year (2019). ...
The USPTO refused to register the mark INTEGRATED PERFORMANCE CARE SYSTEMS for, inter alia, chiropractic services [CARE SYSTEMS disclaimed], finding a likelihood of confusion with the registered word+design mark shown below, for ...
In a precedential ruling, the Board considered Petitioner USPA's motion challenging Respondent McLane's confidentiality designations applied to certain documents and interrogatory responses pursuant to the Board's Standard Protective Order. The ...