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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].

So far this year, the Board has affirmed 135 of the 144 Section 2(d) refusals on appeal (just about 94%). Here are three decisions that came down late last week. How do you think they came out? [Results in first comment].

It's a new year and a clean slate. Here are the first three decisions of the year in Section 2(d) appeals. How do you think they came out? [Results in first comment].

The USPTO is seeking applications for the position of Attorney Advisor (and more specifically, Interlocutory Attorney) at the TTAB.

A TTAB judge once told me that in 95% of Section 2(d) cases, one can predict the outcome just from looking at the marks and the involved goods/services

A TTAB Administrative Trademark Judge once said to me that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d)...

It has been said that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) appeal 95% of the time just by looking at the marks and the involved goods or services!

About ten years ago, a TTAB judge said to me that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) case 95% ...

A TTAB judge once said to me that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) case 95% of the time just by looking at the marks and the goods or services.

Here we go again! The Board recently decided the appeals from the three Section 2(d) refusals summarized below. At least one of the refusals was reversed.

The Board affirmed a Section 2(d) refusal of the word+design mark shown immediately below, for "plush toys," finding the mark likely to cause confusion with the registered mark ABBY.