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USPTO

TTAB Rejects Flimsy Consent Agreement – 3

We also consider whether and to what extent the parties have agreed that they will make efforts to prevent confusion and...
USPTO

TTAB Rejects Flimsy Consent Agreement – 2

Although the Consent Agreement shows that market participants Registrant and Applicant have affirmatively agreed that Ap...
USPTO

TTAB Rejects Flimsy Consent Agreement – 1

The Federal Circuit has provided helpful guidance in determining the probative value of a consent agreement in the form ...
USPTO

Is “1849 BOURBON” for Distilled Spirits Confusable With “1849” for Wine?

While the addition of the disclaimed BOURBON may be a point of difference in Applicant’s proposed mark in sound when ful...
USPTO

Is “TAC-O” Merely Descriptive of Food Seasonings and Cooking-Related Services?

Applicant contends that use of a hyphen in “TAC-O” changes the “O” into an interjection or exclamation, creating a doubl...
EUIPO

The sign MUSIC.AI will be perceived as a straightforward reference to artificial intelligence applied to music – 4

Today, AI technology is applied across virtually all sectors, including the arts. As rightly noted by the examiner, in t...
EUIPO

The sign MUSIC.AI will be perceived as a straightforward reference to artificial intelligence applied to music – 3

On account of the juxtaposition of the concepts conveyed by the terms ‘MUSIC’ and ‘AI’, the English-speaking public will...
EUIPO

The sign MUSIC.AI will be perceived as a straightforward reference to artificial intelligence applied to music – 2

Moreover, the public is accustomed to the inclusion of special characters which, although formally not in line with the ...
EUIPO

The sign MUSIC.AI will be perceived as a straightforward reference to artificial intelligence applied to music – 1

The examiner did not fail to consider the dot ‘.’ between the terms ‘MUSIC’ and ‘AI’. The examiner found that the dot si...
EUIPO

The term ‘CIGALES’ independently evokes the PDO

When consumers encounter the sign applied for, the term ‘CIGALES’ does not go unnoticed. Although there is no likelihood...