USPTO Is TENNISOS Merely Descriptive of Robotic Systems Software Platforms?
The fact that no one may previously have used “TENNIS” and “OS” together before does not mean that the combined term can...
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EUIPO Just saying ‘it’s B’ doesn’t make it the same B! – 1
Indeed, the descriptive, non-distinctive or weakly distinctive elements of a complex trade mark generally have less weig...
USPTO STROLL TO THE POLLS Fails to Function as a Trademark for Clothing
Notwithstanding Applicant’s apparent intent that the phrase function as a mark, the evidence of record shows that the pr...
USPTO The first Dupont factor weighs in favor of likelihood of confusion
The oval design feature of Applicant’s mark that surrounds the word DSU and frames it, forming a background, does not di...
USPTO GHOSTWRITTEN INC. Not Proven Merely Descriptive of Publication of E-books and Blog Posts
Consumers cannot be expected to immediately understand the significance of GHOSTWRITTEN INC. in connection with the reci...
USPTO Despite 18 years of Sales, LED Configuration Lacks Acquired Distinctiveness
Applicant bears the burden of proving acquired distinctiveness. To show that a proposed mark has acquired distinctivenes...
EUIPO How do weak distinctive elements sound together?
It is well-established case-law that the greater or lesser degree of distinctiveness of the elements common to the mark ...
EUIPO Ex officio refusal of protection – ONE PIECE
The relevant English-speaking consumer would understand the sign as having the following meaning: any single thing. The ...
イギリス Distinctiveness character of mark
In making that assessment, account should be taken, in particular, of the inherent characteristics of the mark, includin...
EUIPO Oxymorons can be descriptive too
As regards the arguments based on the registration of the sign applied for in the United Kingdom and the United States, ...