The TTABlog®
TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out?
CAFC Upholds TTAB's Grant of Counterclaim for Cancellation: Applicant Proved Priority Through Assignment of Common Law Mark After Proceeding Commenced
CAFC Reverses TTAB: KAHWA not Generic for, or Descriptive of, Cafés and Coffee Shops - Substantial Evidence Lacking
VETEMENTS AG Files Reply to USPTO's Certiorari Opposition: TTABlog Asks, What About the Perception of 99 Percent of American Purchasers as to Genericness?
TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out?
On Remand, TTAB Again Denies Petition to Cancel BABIE'S MAGIC TEA Registration: Confusion Unlikely with BABY MAGIC for Skincare Products
TTABlog Test: Is WISHBONES for a Casino Bar Confusable with WISHBONE FARMS for Restaurant Services?
TTAB Denies SMARTLING/EASYLING Cancellation Petition for Translation Software Due to Differences in Marks, Purchaser Sophistication, and Lack of Actual Confusion
TTABlog Test: Is "MUSIC.AI" Merely Descriptive of Music Production Software?
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
USPTO Seeks Applicants for Chief Administrative Trademark Judge at the TTAB
Supreme Court Developments in TTAB cases
TTAB Deputy Chief Judge Thomas V. Shaw Retires
TTAB Posts December 2025 Hearing Schedule
TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out?
TTAB Grants Petition to Cancel RAFT Registration for Computer Game Software Based on Prior Trademark Use and Analogous Use
TTABlog Test: Two Section 2(d) Refusals of THE JILLY BOX: How Did the Appeal Turn Out?
TTABlog Test: Is RODEO TEXAS Primarily Geographically Descriptive of Sports Event Parties and Non-rodeo Clothing?
TTAB Grants Petition to Cancel ZIGONG LANTERN GROUP Registration due to Geographical Descriptiveness
TTABlog Test: Is DANKE Confusable with MERCI for Chocolates?
Anonymous Comment on Letters of Protest
TTABlog Test: Is HOLY HABITS Merely Descriptive of Spiritual Growth Management Software?
Again Finding Wine Related to Whiskey, TTAB Upholds Refusal of ALTAMURA DISTILLERIES & Design Over ALTAMURA
Organization for Transformative Works Files Amicus Brief Supporting Grant of Certiorari in RAPUNZEL Standing Case
TTABlog Test: Is TRIFOX for Bicycle Forks Confusable With FOX for Bicycle Shock Absorbers?
TTABlog Test: Is DUO for Personal Mobility Devices Confusable with DUOPOWER for Land Vehicles?
TTAB Affirms Refusal of PARKAI Application for Failed Response to Rule 2.61(b) Request for Information
TTABlog Celebrates 21st Anniversary !
Precedential No. 10: TTAB Explains How to Submit Video Evidence, Reverses 2(d) Refusal of GASPER ROOFING Over JASPER CONTRACTORS
TTAB Orders Cancellation of EDGE GAMES Registration Due to Nonuse, Rejecting Founder's Testimony
Recommended Reading: A Legal Strategist's Guide to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Practice, Fifth Edition
Which of These Three Section 2(d) Refusals Was/Were Reversed?
TTAB Posts November 2025 Hearing Schedule
TTAB Finds PALAPA to be Merely Descriptive of Event Venue Services
TTAB Denies Cancellation of "WHY PAY A LOT FOR STORAGE?" Registration, Rejecting Non-Ownership Claim
TTAB Denies Petition for Cancellation of FAT KATZ Registration for Failure to Prove Abandonment
Recommended Reading: The Trademark Reporter, September-October 2025 Issue
TTAB Orders Cancellation of STORIES OF THE PROPHETS Registration, Finding it Merely Descriptive of Religious Books
Judge Mary Beth Myles Has Resigned from the TTAB
TTABlog Test: Are T-Shirts and Hats Related to Toy Action Figures Under Section 2(d)?
TTABlog Test: Is TROOMY for Supplements Confusable with TROOP for Mushroom-Containing Supplements?
Two Recent Section 2(d) Oppositions Sustained by the TTAB
TTAB Dismisses Section 2(d) Opposition to HABANA BRISA: not Confusable with HAVANA TAN! for Sun Care Preparations
TTAB Reverses VERSAMAX Section 2(d) Refusal: Applicant's Specific Tractors not Related to Trailers, Purchasers Careful
On Remand, TTAB Reverses Course, Sustains Section 2(d) Opposition to ECHO D'ANGELUS for Alcoholic Beverages and Wine
TTAB Deems Bottle Trade Dress a Mere Refinement of Existing Designs and so Not Inherently Distinctive
Precedential No. 9: Affirming GASPARILLA Section 2(d) Refusal, TTAB Rejects Flimsy Consent Agreeement
SHIPPERCOPILOT Merely Descriptive of AI Software Services for Facilitating Shipping, Says TTAB
Professor Curtin Files Petition for Certiorari in RAPUNZEL Consumer Standing Case
TTABlog Test: Is "1849 BOURBON" for Distilled Spirits Confusable With "1849" for Wine?
TTABlog Test: Which One of These Four Section 2(d) Appeals Was Successful?
PT Medisafe Files Certiorari Petition Seeking to Overturn CAFC Green Medical Glove Genericness Ruling
TTAB Denies Petition to Cancel Registration of President XI Likeness Due to Lack of Statutory Standing
TTABlog Test: Is "TAC-O" Merely Descriptive of Food Seasonings and Cooking-Related Services?
TTABlog Test: Is KARMA KRACKERS for Crackers Confusable with KARMA for Nuts?
Opposer Fails to Submit Evidence: TTAB Dismisses for Failure to Prove Statutory Standing
Weakness of "BNB" Brings Cancellation Denial: "COMPLETE BNB" Not Confusable with "AIRBNB"
TTAB Quarterly Index: July - September 2025
TTAB Posts October 2025 Hearing Schedule
Weakness of "MANE" for Hair Products Yields Dismissal: MAIN ESTEEM Not Confusable with MANE 'N TAIL
TTAB Grants Summary Judgment Motion, Tossing Out Genericness, Section 2(b), and Fraud Claims
CAFC Reverses and Remands ASPIRE BANK Opposition for Reconsideration of First and Sixth DuPont Factors
Precedential No. 8: TTAB Shuts Down "THE HOTEL EL ROBLAR" Application Due to Lack of Bona Fide Intent
TTAB Sustains Genericness Opposition to MLD FAMILY for Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD) Advocacy
TTABlog Test: Is M8KIT Confusable with M8 for Clothing?
TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out?
Morgan & Morgan Claims Fair Use of Steamboat Willie Cartoon Adaptation in its Advertisement
No Evidence = No Cancellation of Registration for CASUAL COMFORT for Pillows
TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out?
Cross-Fit Champion Mathew E. Fraser Wins Priority Contest Over HARD WORKS PAYS OFF Mark for Clothing
TTABlog Test: Is "TASTE THE POETRY" for Vodka Confusable with "POETRY" for Wine?
CAMPANARIO for Alcoholic Beverages Except Beer Confusable with BELL TOWER for Beer, Says TTAB
MOSAIC Opposer Fails to Prove Relatedness Between Vocational Training and its Entertainment Website
USPTO Trademark Alert: TTAB Changes Deadline for Answer in Board Proceeding to 60 Days
TTABlog Test: Is APPARITION Confusable with PHANTOM for Wine?
TTABlog Test? Is ELEMENTAL BEAUTY for Skincare Products Confusable with BEAUTY IS ELEMENTAL for Nutritional Supplements?
TTABlog Test: Is BATTLE ROYALE GOLF Merely Descriptive of Golf Games?
TTABlog Test: Are Clothing and Perfume Related Under Section 2(d)?
TTABlog Test: Is "GREEN COLLECTIVE" Merely Descriptive of Kitchen Utensils?
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