D6: Third-Party Uses
How Conceptual Weakness and Mark Dissimilarity Overcome Identical Services at the TTAB
GHOST || GHOST
D1: Similarity of Marks
Case summaries focused on the first DuPont factor, examining how the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board weighs similarities in sound, appearance, connotation, and commercial impression between competing marks.
D1: Similarity of Marks
Using Additional Elements to Imbue New Meaning Into Shared Initialisms
NORTHWEST NWA AIRLINE || NWA
D6: Third-Party Uses
How Distinctive Connotations and Conceptual Weakness Can Overcome a Section 2(d) Refusal
GOOD TIMES // GOODE TIMES GUARANTEED
D1: Similarity of Marks
Reversing a Section 2(d) Refusal Through Cultural Connotation and Commercial Impression
DUNDER MIFFLIN // MIFFLIN
D2: Similarity of Goods or Services
How Scope Limitation and Connotation Defeated a 2(d) Refusal
PRO-GO // HANDY PRO-GO
D1: Similarity of Marks
Mark Dissimilarity & Purchaser Sophistication Outweigh Other Factors
SEVEN STARLING // STARLING PHYSICIANS