2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Descriptive Words in Otherwise Identical Marks Do Not Avoid Likelihood of Confusion
UPSIDE CAPITAL HOLDINGS // UPSIDE
Complementary Use
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Identical Marks and Relatedness Trump Weakness of Cited Mark
DEO // DEO
D4: Purchaser Sophistication
TTAB Affirms 2(d) Refusal for Identical Marks and Complementary Cosmetics
CHERRY BLOSSOM // CHERRY BLOSSOM
D6: Third-Party Uses
Commercial Weakness Overcomes Relatedness of Services and Similarity of Marks
SYCAMORE GROWTH GROUP // SYCAMORE CAPITAL
D2: Similarity of Goods or Services
Complementary Yet Not Related: How Granular Product Identifications Overcame a 2(d) Refusal
VERSAMAX // VERSAMAXX
D1: Similarity of Marks
Reversing a Section 2(d) Refusal Through Cultural Connotation and Commercial Impression
DUNDER MIFFLIN // MIFFLIN