TTAB Posts May 2025 Hearing Schedule

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Tee-Tee-Ā-Bee) has scheduled five (V) oral hearings for the month of May 2025. All will be held virtually. Briefs and other papers for each case may be found at TTABVUE via the links provided.

May 8, 2025 - 12 PM [Virtual]: Douglas Irwin v. Lieber Woodwork Inc., Cancellation No. 92082074 [Petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark shown below, for "Musical instruments; Musical instruments, namely, bass guitars; Stringed musical instruments," on the grounds that petitioner is the owner of the mark, that a likelihood of confusion exists, and that registrant committed fraud on the USPTO in claiming ownership.]

May 13, 2025 - 2 PM [Virtual]: In re Lifetime Brands, Inc., Serial No. 98012956 [Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusal of SNACKLEBOX for "cutting boards and attached serverware, namely, serving platter with compartments sold together as a unit"]

May 14, 2025 - 11 AM [Virtual]: In re Natrol LLC., Serial Nos. 98027771, 98027798, 98027815, 98029191, and 98029200 [Section 2(d) refusal to register the word-plus-design marks SLEEP +, SLEEP + RECOVERY, SLEEP + BEAUTY, SLEEP + CALM, and SLEEP + IMMUNE HEALTH for "Vitamins; Dietary and nutritional supplement" in view of the registered mark SLEEP PLUS for "fragrances; room fragrances; household fragrances; aromatics for fragrances, namely, pillow sprays, linen sprays and room sprays; bath oils; massage preparations, namely, massage oils, and lotions; essential oils; nonmedicated skin care preparations; skin lotions, skin creams, skin moisturisers."]

May 22, 2025 - 1 PM [Virtual]: El Roblar Investment Property LLC v. Curtis W. Herron, Opposition No. 91272200 [Opposition to registration of the mark THE HOTEL EL ROBLAR for "hotel services" on the grounds that Applicant lacked a bona fide intent to use the mark in commerce on the date of the application, and registration of the proposed mark would falsely suggest a connection with the Hotel El Roblar in Ojai, California.]

May 29, 2025 - 2 PM [Virtual]: Disney Enterprises, Inc. v Rusty Lemorande, Opposition No. 91255366 [Opposition to registration of the mark OSWALD THE RABBIT for "Direction or presentation of plays; Entertainment, namely, production of plays; Entertainment, namely, production of musicals; Planning arrangement of showing movies, shows, plays or musical performances; Providing facilities for movies, shows, plays, music or educational training" on the ground of likelihood of confusion with the registered mark OSWALD THE LUCKY RABBIT & Design for "Collectable toy figures, Dolls, Plush toys, Stuffed toys, Toy figures"; "Clothing, namely, shirts, tops; headwear'; 'Beverageware; cups; decorative glass not for building; dishware; mugs," and on the ground of lack of bona fide intent.]

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