TTAB Posts January 2026 Hearing Schedule

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled three oral hearings for the month of January 2026. The first two will be held virtually; the third will be in-person at the Madison East Building, 600 Dulany Street 9th Floor (Hearing Room C), Alexandria, VA. Briefs and other papers for the case may be found at TTABVUE via the links provided.

January 8, 2026 - 10 AM [Virtual]: In re Spotlight Oral Care Limited, Serial Nos. 79380381 et al. [Refusals to register the mark shown immediately below, along with four other similar word-plus-design marks, absent a disclaimer of MADE BY DENTISTS, for mouthwash, teeth-whitening products, dental cleaning tools, toothbrushes, and the like.]

January 22, 2026 - 11 AM [Virtual]: NHDNC LLC v. Velcro BVBA and Velcro IP Holdings LLC, Cancellation No. 92074468 [Hearing on the issue of petitioner's entitlement to a statutory cause of action (a/k/a statutory standing) in the first phase of this proceeding seeking cancellation of a 50-year-old registration for the mark VELCRO for hook-and-loop fasteners, on the ground of genericness].

January 29, 2026 - 10 AM [In-Person]: Skechers U.S.A. Inc. and Skechers U.S.A. Inc., II v. Golden Goose S.p.A., Opposition No. 91242446 [Opposition to registration of the mark shown below, for footwear and bags, on the grounds of ornamentality without secondary meaning, and aesthetic functionality.]

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