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Tuesday, June 16, 2026

TTABlog Test: Is CELEBRITY PITCH TANK Confusable with SHARK TANK for Business-Themed Entertainment Services?

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Sony Pictures opposed an application to register the mark CELEBRITY PITCH TANK for "Entertainment, namely, a continuing reality show b...
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Monday, June 15, 2026

TTAB Upholds Section 2(b) Refusal: PROSCIUTTO DI CARPEGNA Mark Includes Italian Flag or Simulation Thereof

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The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark PROSCIUTTO DI CARPEGNA & Design (shown below) for "Prosciutto from the Carpegna ...
Friday, June 12, 2026

TTABlog Test: Is FOODANALYZER Generic for Food Sensitivity Testing Services?

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The USPTO refused to register the proposed mark FOODANALYZER (on the Supplemental Register) for “Diagnostic testing and analysis services f...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

TTAB Affirms Bifusal of THE OHIO IPA for Beer: Geographically Descriptive and Confusable with OHIO PALE ALE for Beer

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The Board affirmed two refusals to register the mark THE OHIO IPA for beer [OHIO disclaimed], finding the mark to be primarily geographical...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

TTAB Affirms Reexamination Decision Ordering Cancellation of BAIA Registration for Non-use, Rejects Residual Goodwill Argument

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The Board affirmed the USPTO's decision on reexamination, ordering cancellation of a registration for the mark B AIA & Design (show...
Tuesday, June 09, 2026

TTAB Grants Two Cancellation Petitions Based on Registrant's Deemed Admissions of Non-use

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In this consolidated cancellation proceeding, the Board granted petitions to cancel two registrations for the mark S UPERKING for bags, bat...
Monday, June 08, 2026

Second Circuit Vacates Peju Summary Judgment: Lower Court Misapplied Issue Preclusion and Misread B&B Hardware

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A mere three weeks after hearing oral argument, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated and remanded the July 12, 2024 judg...
Sunday, June 07, 2026

TTAB Case Update: New York IP Law Assn - June 24th at Noon

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The TTABlogger will present a TTAB Case Update at the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's Seminar entitled "Hot Topic...
Friday, June 05, 2026

TTABlog Test: Is THRESHER WORM for Fishing Lures Confusable with THRASHER RODS for Fishing Rods?

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The USPTO refused to register the mark THRESHER WORM for “Artificial fishing bait; fishing lures” [WORM disclaimed], concluding that conf...
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Thursday, June 04, 2026

TTAB Upholds Refusal of LACONIA MOTORCYCLE WEEK for Clothing and Patches - Merely Ornamental and not a Source Indicator

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The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark LACONIA MOTORCYCLE WEEK for various clothing items and for cloth and fabric patches for c...
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