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In a less that scintillating case, the Board affirmed a Section 2(e)(1) refusal to register the proposed mark DXPORTAL, finding the mark to be merely descriptive of "providing an Internet website portal in the...

Here are three recently decided Section 2(d) cases: one opposition and two appeals. See if you can "guess" how they came out.

The Board denied a petition for cancellation of registrations for the mark RESET for "Software for the treatment of substance use disorder" and RESET-O for "Software for the treatment...

The Board dismissed this petition for cancellation of a 2009 registration for the mark ZEN SPA & Design, shown below, for "Health spa services for health and wellness of the body and spirit offered....

The USPTO refused registration of the mark GLOBAL GROWERS under Section 2(e)(1), finding it merely descriptive of "Frozen fruits; Frozen vegetables."

Here are three recent appeals from mere descriptiveness refusals under Section 2(e)(1). One of the refusals was reversed. Let's see how you do in the role of TTAB judge. [Answer in first comment].

The Board affirmed the USPTO's refusal to register the proposed mark IT'S ABOUT THE FABRICSfor performance fabrics, finding that on applicant's specimens of use the phrase refers to a component of clothing...

The USPTO refused to register the mark CUSHION COMFORT, on the Supplemental Register, for footwear and various clothing items, but excluding socks...

The USPTO refused to register the proposed mark SUPERSALT for "dietary supplements," on the ground of mere descriptiveness under Section 2(e)(1).

In a trademark infringement suit in the Southern District of New York, the U.S. district court granted plaintiff's motion for summary judgment...

The Board affirmed Section 2(d) refusals to register the two Chinese character marks shown below, for "restaurant services ...

The TTAB recently decided the appeals from the three Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion refusals summarized below.

The TTAB recently ruled on the appeals from the three Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusals summarized below.

A certain TTAB Judge once told me that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) appeal 95% of the time by just looking at the marks and the goods or services.

So far in 2022, the Board has considered 26 appeals from Section 2(d) refusals and has affirmed the refusal in every case. Here are the latest three appeals.

It's Friday, so here's your weekly/weakly TTABlog Test. So far in 2022, by my reckoning, the Board has affirmed 52 out of 53 Section 2(d) refusals.

A TTAB judge once told me that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) case 95% of the time by looking just at the marks and the goods. Here are three more Section 2(d) appeals...

So far this year, the Board has affirmed 107 of the 112 Section 2(d) refusals on appeal. How do you think these three appeals came out? [Results in first comment].