In a precedential interlocutory order, the Board delivered up a nothingburger to Applicant Eifit LLC on its motion to strike certain of Opposer Icon Health's testimony and evidence.

The TTAB reversed a refusal to register the mark AWLVIEW for, inter alia, warehouse inventory management software, overturning the USPTO's rejection of applicant's specimen of use.

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...

Opposer Status Symbol Clothing claimed that the applicant's mark STATUS SYMBOL (Stylized) for clothing and footwear is likely to cause confusion with opposer's...

Accepting an agreement reached by the parties, the TTAB found that applicant Frasca Food and Wine (FFW) is entitled to a concurrent use registration for the mark FRASCA for bar and restaurant services...

The Board granted in part this petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark POLO GIRLS for "Organizing and conducting...

In this Section 2(e)(1) opposition, the Board agreed with Opposer Christie Brinkley Skincare that Applicant Alumier's alleged mark IR DEFENSE is merely descriptive

The USPTO refused to register the mark FIT IN YOUR GENES, finding it likely to cause confusion with the registered mark FITGENES & Design, shown below, both for weight loss programs.

Okay, are you ready for another test? No? Too TTABad! The USPTO refused registration of the mark BIG KAHUNA DONUTS for "donuts" and "retail store services featuring donuts"...

The USPTO refused registration of the mark LAVA GEAR for "outdoor survival wear, namely, jackets and pants for extended periods of use outdoors in extreme cold weather" [GEAR disclaimed]...

Here we go again! I hear the trumpets blow again! Oh, nevermind. You may recall that a TTAB judge once remarked that one can predict the outcome of a Section 2(d) appeal 95% of the time...

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 goods or services.

[Here is the 100th TTAB decision this year in a Section 2(d) appeal. So far the Board has reversed four of the refusals.] The USPTO refused to register the mark THE NOMADIC MOVEMENT...

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

The USPTO refused registration of the proposed mark DIGITAL VISUAL OBSERVER for software and hardware for managing...

The USPTO refused to register the proposed marks HOSTIING GROUP and HOSTIING, finding them to be merely descriptive of mobile apps for reserving lodging, management of short term rentals, ...

Chief Judge Rogers has announced that two new Administrative Trademark Judges have been appointed to serve on the Trademark ...

The USPTO has issued Examination Guide 1-22, "Clarification of Examination Evidentiary Standard for Marks Refused as Generic." [pdf here].

The Board reversed a refusal to register the mark CARAT (Stylized) for aircraft connectivity services that enable transmission of data to and from aircraft.

On May 18, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Andy Warhol's pop rendition of a photograph of the artist Prince was not immunized from a claim of copyright infringement by the fair use defense.