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ARTICLE · 20 OCTOBER 2021

TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(e)(1) Mere Descriptiveness Appeals Turn Out?

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The TTAB recently ruled on the appeals from the three Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusals summarized below. No hints this time. Let's see how you do with them. Answer will be found in the first comment.

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The TTAB recently ruled on the appeals from the three Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusals summarized below. No hints this time. Let's see how you do with them. Answer will be found in the first comment.

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In re JHO Intellectual Property Holdings LLC, Serial No. 88784575 (September 10, 2021) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Cheryl S. Goodman). [Mere descriptiveness refusal of COGNITIVE CANDY for dietary supplement drinks, nutritional energy bars, and the like. Applicant maintained that "the lofty connotations of 'cognitive' are in stark contrast to the literal and colloquial connotations of 'candy,' creating an incongruous commercial impression."]

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In re Commonwealth Care Alliance, Inc., Serial No. 88661627 (September 29, 2021) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge George C. Pologeorgis). [Mere descriptiveness refusal of EL CUIDADO EXCEPCIONAL for consulting services in the field of health care insurance and for managed healthcare services. The

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