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Despite some two dozen third-party registrations for MARIO-formative marks for clothing and footwear, the Board affirmed a refusal to regist...

On January 27th, the Board re-designated as precedential its opinion in the DANKE/MERCI opposition, in which it concluded that DANKE (Styli...

The USPTO refused to register the mark MIRICK & Design , below left, for "legal services," deeming confusion likely with the r...

For the past decade, about 90% of Section 2(d) refusals have been affirmed. A TTAB Judge once said to me that one can predict the outcome of...

The Board upheld refusals to register, on the Supplemental Register, the proposed marks FREE PHOTOS and FREEPHOTOS (in standard form), fin...

Petitioner Perfect Arm was armed with imperfect evidence in its attempt to cancel a registration for the mark KINETIC ENERGY for elbow guard...

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The Board affirmed a failure-to-function refusal of the proposed mark NO LAW DEGREE REQUIRED for business consulting, educational, and lega...

The USPTO refused to register the mark YOGUT for "Freeze-dried yogurt-based snack," on the ground of likelihood of confusion with...

In a "modern-day War of the Roses," the Board dismissed an opposition to registration of the mark EASY BEE-ZY KNOCK OUT for “live...

In a nonprecedential ruling, the CAFC upheld the TTAB's decision [pdf here ] affirming a Section 2(d) refusal of the mark SAZERAC STITCH...

[This is a guest blog post authored by Karen Gover, an associate in the litigation department at Wolf Greenfield]. The USPTO refused to reg...