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Tag Archives: TTAB
Finding PILLOW PODS Confusable With PILLOW PAWS for Socks, TTAB Grants Cancellation Petition, Dismisses Section 18 Counterclaim
The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark PILLOW PODS for "socks," finding a likelihood of confusion with the registered mark PILLOW PAWS for "slipper socks, slippers, socks." Respondent's evidence of third-party use and registration … Continue reading
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Tagged Cancellation, Confusable, Counterclaim, dismisses, Finding, grants, PAWS, petition, pillow, PODS, Section, socks, TTAB
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Preparing for a TTAB Discovery Conference
Many trademark attorneys believe that the goal of a TTAB discovery conference is to zealously prepare for litigation. A better approach is to view it through the lens of a favorable settlement outcome. Since over 90% of trademark oppositions settle prior … Continue reading
If this is the TTAB, that must not be fraud
Mostly by way of linking to posts by John Welch, I have for years been following the post-Bose decline of fraud on the PTO as […] Read more detail on Recent Copyright posts –
In 2017, How Often Did the TTAB Affirm Section 2(e)(1) Mere Descriptiveness Refusals?
I have reviewed the TTAB's FOIA page in an attempt to estimate the percentage of Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusals that were affirmed by the Board during the last calendar year (2017). I counted 107 refusals, of which 95 were … Continue reading
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Tagged 2017, Affirm, descriptiveness, Mere, Often, Refusals, Section, TTAB
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