USPTO Canceling RAFT Registration for Computer Game Software Based on Prior Trademark Use
The Board has held in the context of an ownership dispute that “when the parties are claiming rights in the same mark fo...
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USPTO Canceling ZIGONG LANTERN GROUP Registration due to Geographical Descriptiveness
We take judicial notice that multiple English language dictionaries list “Zigong” as a defined word, and each such dicti...
EUIPO Unusual combination of SAFETY MADE BEAUTIFYL is non-distinctive
The applicant argued that the sign is an unusual combination that turns something mundane (safety) into something beauti...
USPTO Weakness of “BNB” Brings Cancellation Denial
An online association based on proximity is not the same as a trademark inquiry as to the perception of the relevant pub...
EUIPO Verbal element ‘viento’ is clearly secondary in the visual perception of the sign – 2
The signs’ strong similarities stem from their figurative elements depicting an anchor within a circle, drawn up in the ...
EUIPO Verbal element ‘viento’ is clearly secondary in the visual perception of the sign – 1
When signs consist of both verbal and figurative components, in principle, the verbal component of the sign usually has ...
USPTO No Evidence = No Cancellation of Registration
Accordingly, because Petitioner, as the party bearing the burden of proof in this proceeding, has not presented testimon...
USPTO Priority Contest Over HARD WORKS PAYS OFF Mark for Clothing
Petitioner must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that he has a proprietary interest in the mark HWPO and that th...
EUIPO The marks coincide in the element ‘GRO*GREEN’
In the present case, the marks coincide in the element ‘GRO*GREEN’, which is the dominant and most distinctive element o...
EUIPO Self-promotion isn’t an advertising service
There is nothing to suggest that consumers perceived the contested mark displayed on the invoices relied on by the appli...