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Friday, December 05, 2025

USPTO Seeks Applicants for Chief Administrative Trademark Judge at the TTAB

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The USPTO is seeking applicants for the position of Chief Adminstrative Trademark Judge at the TTAB. The job announcement and details may be...

On Remand, TTAB Again Denies Petition to Cancel BABIE'S MAGIC TEA Registration: Confusion Unlikely with BABY MAGIC for Skincare Products

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Back in February 2024, the CAFC vacated the Board's decision denying a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark BABIES...
Thursday, December 04, 2025

TTABlog Test: Is WISHBONES for a Casino Bar Confusable with WISHBONE FARMS for Restaurant Services?

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The USPTO refused to register the mark WISHBONES for "bar services provided in a casino,” finding confusion likely with the registered...
Wednesday, December 03, 2025

TTAB Denies SMARTLING/EASYLING Cancellation Petition for Translation Software Due to Differences in Marks, Purchaser Sophistication, and Lack of Actual Confusion

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In this nine-year-old proceeding, the Board denied Smartling, Inc.'s petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark EASYLING ...
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Monday, December 01, 2025

TTABlog Test: Is "MUSIC.AI" Merely Descriptive of Music Production Software?

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The USPTO refused registration of the proposed mark MUSIC.AI  under Section 2(e)(1), deeming the mark merely descriptive of software for cr...

Precedential No. 11: TTAB Awards Section 44(d) Priority to Domiciliary of British Virgin Islands Based on Reciprocity, Grants Summary Judgment Motion Contingent on Ultimate Registration

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In this opposition to registration of the mark CANDYVERSE for confectionary products, the parties filed cross-motions for summary judgment ...
Friday, November 28, 2025

Supreme Court Developments in TTAB cases

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The U.S. Supreme Court has recently denied petitions for certiorari in several cases arising out of the  TTAB and CAFC, while two petitions ...
Wednesday, November 26, 2025

TTAB Deputy Chief Judge Thomas V. Shaw Retires

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Deputy Chief Judge Thomas. V. Shaw has retired. Judge Shaw was appointed to the Board in 2011, after serving as a Trademark Examining Attorn...

TTAB Posts December 2025 Hearing Schedule

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The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled two oral hearings for the month of December 2025. Both will be held in-pe...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out?

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Section 2(d) affirmances continue to run at a 90% clip this year (as usual). Here are three recent appeals. No hints this time. How do you t...
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Monday, November 24, 2025

TTAB Grants Petition to Cancel RAFT Registration for Computer Game Software Based on Prior Trademark Use and Analogous Use

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In an 81-page opinion, the Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark RAFT for "survival mobile games,...
Friday, November 21, 2025

TTABlog Test: Two Section 2(d) Refusals of THE JILLY BOX: How Did the Appeal Turn Out?

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The USPTO refused to register the mark THE JILLY BOX (standard characters) [BOX disclaimed] for "jewellery; curated boxes being kits c...
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Thursday, November 20, 2025

TTABlog Test: Is RODEO TEXAS Primarily Geographically Descriptive of Sports Event Parties and Non-rodeo Clothing?

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The USPTO refused to register the mark RODEO TEXAS (in standard characters) for “Clothing and apparel, namely, shirts, hats, and jackets no...