TTAB

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“THE BATHING BEAUTIES” is nearly identical to “BATHING BEAUTY”

The addition of the term “THE” and the plural of BEAUTY as “BEAUTIES” is not enough to distinguish the marks. The marks ...
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DANKEES Confusable with YANKEES for Clothing

Applicant’s mark is DANKEES and Opposer’s mark is YANKEES. Applicant’s mark is in standard character format, not limited...
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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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Is SEXTO for Alcoholic Beverages Confusable with THE SEXTON for Whiskey?

In every inter partes case, the plaintiff must establish its entitlement to have invoked the statutory proceeding it fil...
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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...
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Are Mugs and Drinking Straw Cleaning Brushes Related?

When comparing the goods, the question is whether the goods are related in some manner, or that the conditions and activ...
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DESPACITO Registrant Defeats Section 14(6) Claim by Proving Excusable Nonuse

Petitioner has established a prima facie case of abandonment under Trademark Act Section 45. However, our finding that R...
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TTAB finds Unamimous Podcast and UNAMIMOUS GAMES similar

The stylized microphone seems to us to highlight only that Applicant’s service is a podcast, which involves audio (and s...
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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...
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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...