TTAB Posts November 2024 Hearing Schedule

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled six (VI) oral hearings for the month of November 2024. As indicated below, four of the hearings will be held virtually and two will be in-person at the USPTO's Madison East Building in Alexandria, Virginia. Briefs and other papers for each case may be found at TTABVUE via the links provided.

November 7, 2024 - 11 AM [Virtual]: Moet Hennessy USA, Inc. v. K-Stokes, Inc., Cancellation No. 92080021 [Petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark K-STOKES HENNY for "Barbecue sauce; Barbeque sauce; Chicken wing sauce; Chili sauce; Fish sauce; Hot sauce; Hot chili pepper sauce; Jerk sauce; Pasta sauce; Pizza sauce; Sloppy Joe Sauce; Spaghetti sauce; Sriracha hot chili sauce; Steak sauce; Tomato sauce" on the ground of fraud, nonuse, likelihood of confusion with the registered mark HENNESSY for cognac, and likelihood of dilution-by-blurring of the HENNESSY mark.]

November 13, 2024 - 11 AM [In person]: Plumrose Holding Ltd. v. USA Ham LLC, Opposition No. 91272970 [Opposition to registration of the mark LA MONTSERRATINA, in stylized form, for "Ham; Meat; Pork; Cold cuts; Cold cuts, namely, mortadella, pork loin, ham, bologna, salami, chorizo; Pork tenderloin; Processed meat; Sausage meat; Smoked sausages; Snack food dips" on the grounds of misrepresentation of source under Section 14(3), nonownership, and fraud.]

November 19, 2024 - 1 PM [Virtual]: Kuldisak, LLC d/b/a Swag Golf v. RASL Enterprises Inc., Opposition No. 91276063 [Opposition to registration of the mark SWAG GOLF for "Clothing for athletic use, namely, padded shirts; Clothing, namely, khakis; Belts for clothing; Bottoms as clothing; Embroidered clothing, namely, shirts, hats; Hoodies; Jerseys; Tops as clothing; Wearable garments and clothing, namely, shirts" on the ground of likelihood of confusion with the mark SWAG for, inter alia, belt buckles.]

November 20, 2024 - 11 AM [Virtual]: The Calliope Joy Foundation v. MLD Foundation, Opposition No. 91274114 [Opposition to registration of the mark MLD FAMILY for "Promoting the interests of patients, families, researchers, clinicians, and policymakers affected by metachromatic leukodystrophy by means of public advocacy" on the grounds of genericness, mere descriptiveness, and failure to function as a trademark.]

November 21, 2024 - 11 AM [Virtual]: In re G4 2010, LLC, Serial No. 90281547 [Refusal to register the mark PROMATCH for "drum sticks and percussion instruments" on the ground that the proposed mark identifies a process or system and therefore does not function as a trademark.]

November 25 - 2 PM [In person]: Garan Services Corp. v. Jesus Villa, Cancellation No. 92074777 [Petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark HALFANIMAL for "Beanies; Hats; Pants; Shorts; Sweat pants; Sweat shirts; Sweat shorts; Sweat suits; T-shirts; Wind resistant jackets" on the grounds of abandonment and false suggestion of a connection with Petitioner Garan (under Section 2(a)).]

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Text Copyright John L. Welch 2024.