D6: Third-Party Uses
How Distinctive Connotations and Conceptual Weakness Can Overcome a Section 2(d) Refusal
GOOD TIMES // GOODE TIMES GUARANTEED
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
Inapplicability of "Something More" Results in TTAB 2(d) Refusal Affirmance
COUNTRY OVEN // COUNTRY OVEN
TTAB Affirms 2(d) Refusal: Nearly Identical Marks and Related Goods
TRUGRIT // TRUE GRIT