Despite Weakness Of Opposer's Mark, TTAB Finds SHARED SPACE Confusable With SHARED For Coworking Spaces

In a 50-page opinion, the Board sustained a Section 2(d) opposition to registration of the mark SHARED SPACE in the word+design form shown first below, finding it likely to cause confusion with the registered mark SHARED in the word+design mark shown second below, for overlapping office space services. Although the Board granted a counterclaim to cancel opposer's block-letter registration for SHARED on the ground of mere descriptiveness, and although it deemed opposer's SHARED + design mark to be weak, it nonetheless found confusion likely with applicant's mark. Shared LLC v. SharedSpaceofAtlanta LLC, Opposition No. 91228478 (December 31, 2019) [not precedenatial] (Opinion by Judge Robert H. Coggins).