TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Genericness Appeals Turn Out?

The TTAB recently ruled on the appeals from the three genericness refusals summarized below. Let's see how you do with them. Results will be found in the first comment.

In re Responsiveads, Inc., Serial No. 88453313 (September 30, 2022) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Melanye K. Johnson). [Refusal to register RESPONSIVEADS for advertising, marketing and promotional services and for marketing software. Applicant argued, inter alia, that "a 'responsive ad' is an outcome, not the service or tool creating that outcome," and that "Applicant cannot create responsive ads for its customers without the customers' content."]

David Alpan DDS MSD Ltd., Serial No. 90078211 (September 27, 2022) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Elizabeth A. Dunn) [Refusal to register AESTHETIC ORTHODONITCS for "orthodontics services." Applicant argued, inter alia, that even if the term were generic for orthodontic services for cosmetic purposes, Applicant's services are not