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In round two of what one person (me) dubbed the "Tinker Bell Fairy Fracas," the CAFC affirmed the Board's decision sustaining a Section 2(d) opposition to registration of TEEN TINKER BELL...

The Board reversed a Section 2(d) refusal to register the mark HANA BANCORP & Design (shown first below) for various business, financial, and banking services [BANCORP disclaimed]...

The Board affirmed a refusal to register the proposed mark DOOR-IN-DOOR for electric refrigerators, on the ground of mere descriptiveness (and lack of acquired distinctiveness).

Continuing our scintillating series of failure-to-function rulings, the Board affirmed a refusal to register the proposed mark EL CABO, in standard character and composite form (shown below), ...

The economic impact of sports and fitness markets continues to surge, with franchise valuations and technological innovation reaching unprecedented levels. From wearable devices to performance analytics, intellectual property has become a strategic weapon in an industry where companies compete as aggressively as the athletes themselves. Wolf Greenfield examines the patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and licensing issues shaping this rapidly evolving landscape.

The Board affirmed Section 2(d) refusals to register the mark DEAD BIRD BREWING COMPANY (standard characters) [BREWING COMPANY disclaimed] and the design mark shown below, for beer, in view of the registered mark DEADBIRD for wines.

The Board affirmed a Section 2(d) refusal to register the mark MAVA for various clothing items

The Board sustained this Section 2(d) opposition to registration of the mark TOOL USA.COM & Design for "Manually operated hand tools ...

The Board reversed a failure-to-function refusal of JUST ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE for a variety of items in nine classes, such as candles, flatware, lamps, and Christmas ornaments

I have again reviewed the TTAB's FOIA pages (now called the "TTAB Reading Room") in an attempt to estimate the percentage of Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusals that were...

The USPTO refused to register the proposed mark SMART TECH for "downloadable software for controlling RFID enabled electronic toy and model trains, toy and model train sets, and components...

Despite partly identical services and overlapping customers and channels of trade, the Board dismissed this opposition to registration of the two word+design marks shown below, for...

The Board affirmed refusals to register the product design shown below as a trademark for acupressure mats and pillows, and as a service mark for retail store services featuring those goods, ...

A single registration for M CUSHION, in standard characters, for cushions and pillows was distinguishable because of the word CUSHION.

The Board dismissed this petition for cancellation on summary judgment, ruling that the USPTO's acceptance of an untimely Section 8 Declaration is not a ground for cancellation.

The TTAB affirmed two refusals to register the mark SEVEN DEVILS for "Wine related accessories, namely, foil cutters for wine bottles in Class 8;

The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark shown below, for "retail furniture stores," absent a disclaimer of "FURNITURE WAREHOUSE."

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of four registrations for the mark GIDGET for clothing, cosmetics, jewelry, entertainment, and various other goods and services in eight classes, ruling that respondent ...