D2: Similarity of Goods or Services
Mind the Gap: When Identical Marks Fail to Bridge the Chasm of Unrelated Goods
SPINFLOW // SPINFLOW
Crowded Field & Weak Mark Defeat Similar Goods in TTAB Opposition
BLUE EARTH // TRU EARTH
TTAB Sustains Shark Tank Opposition: The Impact of Deemed Admissions and Famous Marks
CELEBRITY PITCH TANK // SHARK TANK
Sight and Sound Prevail Over Identical English Translation and Fame in TTAB Opposition
DANKE // MERCI
Descriptive Rhyming Term Fails to Render Mark Unitary or Alter Commercial Impression
ASSASSIN // FLASHIN’ ASSASSIN
The Perils of Deemed Admissions: Procedural Oversight Leads to Summary Judgment in TTAB Opposition
VIZZARA // ZARA
Tipping the Balance Against Identical Marks with Detailed Consent Agreements
AMERICAN CONSTELLATION // CONSTELLATION
Descriptive Words in Otherwise Identical Marks Do Not Avoid Likelihood of Confusion
UPSIDE CAPITAL HOLDINGS // UPSIDE
Identical Marks and Relatedness Trump Weakness of Cited Mark
DEO // DEO
TTAB Reverses 2(d) Refusal Based on Grammatical and Structural Dissimilarity
I’M SMOKING HOT // SMOKIN’ HOT SHOW TIME
Prior Registrations and Coexistence Fail to Outweigh Mark and Goods Similarities
REAL // REAL
TTAB Affirms 2(d) Refusal for Identical Marks and Complementary Cosmetics
CHERRY BLOSSOM // CHERRY BLOSSOM
Hyphen in Mark and Semicolon in Identification Sealed a Section 2(d) Refusal
ECOTONE // ECO-TONES