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The USPTO refused to register the mark shown below left, for "Metal fabrication and finishing services for others; Machine shop services, namely, machining parts for others...

Well, we finally had a reversal, or at least a partial reversal, in a Section 2(d) appeal: see the TRITAN decision (here).

The USPTO refused registration of the mark ARKIVE for document and data services, finding the mark to be merely descriptive under Section 2(e)(1).

The USPTO refused to register the proposed mark BEST KNIGHT GAMES for "board games; card games; checkers games; chess games; dice games; equipment sold as a unit for playing board games...

We haven't had a surname case in a while. Here, the USPTO refused to register the proposed mark BORRELLO'S for various cell phone accessories and related goods, on the ground that the mark...

The USPTO refused to register the mark CHALLEN, in the stylized form shown below, for various musical instruments, finding the mark to be...

The USPTO refused to register the mark CLINCH PICK for "Military and tactical knives; fixed bladed knives" [PICK disclaimed] on the ground of likelihood of confusion with the registered mark...

The USPTO refused registration of the mark DARBYSHIRE for audio books, fictional works, and digital on-demand printing services, deeming the mark to be primarily merely a surname under Section 2(e)(4)

The USPTO refused registration of the mark NEW SILK ROAD for clothing, on the ground that the mark is deceptive under Section 2(a) ...

Republic Technologies opposed an application to register the mark NOJOKE for "Electronic cigarette liquid (e-liquid) comprised of flavorings in liquid form, other than essential oils...

The USPTO refused to register the mark NUB GLOVE for "Bowling gloves and bowling balls

The USPTO refused to register the mark RAINFOREST NUTRITION for dietary and nutritional supplements [NUTRITION disclaimed], finding a likelihood of confusion with the registered mark...

The USPTO refused to register the proposed mark SPIDER WOOD (not to be confused with Tiger Woods or Natalie Wood) for "Decorative ornaments in the nature of natural sculptures...

The USPTO refused registration of the mark shown below left, for tires," finding that the the drawing is not a substantially exact representation of the mark as used (below right) (Rule 2.51(a))...

The TTAB recently decided the appeals from the three Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion refusals. At least one of the refusals was reversed. Which one(s)? [Answer will be found in the first comment.]

The Board's march through the du Pont factors left Applicant without a prayer of avoiding a conclusion of likelihood

On September 7, 2018, the USPTO filed at the Supreme Court a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari (pdf here) in Iancu v. Brunetti, seeking the Court's review of the judgment of the U.S.

Procedural/evidentiary issues: Opposer attempted to enter into evidence certain documents and testimony from a civil matter involving Applicant Virginia Tech and a third-party...