D1: Similarity of Marks
How a Unitary Mark and Elevated Consumer Care Reversed a 2(d) Refusal
LADY MOSS BOSS // LADYBOSS
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.
D13: Market Reality / Other
Limits of Prior Registration and Similarity of Transposed Terms Doom Application and Apeal
TOUCH MOBILE || MOBILE TOUCH
D1: Similarity of Marks
Slaying a 2(d) Refusal: Commercial Impression Outweighs Related RPG Manuals and Board Games
DRAGONSLAYER || DRAGON SLAYERS CONQUERORS OF DARKNESS REV.12:7-11
D13: Market Reality / Other
Shades of Green: How Pantone Designations Saved a Color Trademark Appeal
Green (Pantone 2274C) // Green (Pantone 7488U)
D1: Similarity of Marks
Doctrine of Foreign Equivalents Defeated, Leading to 2(d) Refusal Reversal
FLAT EARTH SURF CLUB // TERRA PLANA
D4: Purchaser Sophistication
Inherent Elevated Level of Care and Sound Difference Overcome 2(d) Refusal
GASPER ROOFING || JASPER CONTRACTORS
D1: Similarity of Marks
Oversize Initialism & Suggestive Cited Mark Lead to Reversal of Section 2(d) Refusal
LBI LUXURY BRANDS INTERNATIONAL || LUXBRAND
D1: Similarity of Marks
Dominant Term Overshadows Foreign Translations
MICHAEL THE BULL || ABOGADO EL TORO
D6: Third-Party Uses
How Conceptual Weakness and Mark Dissimilarity Overcome Identical Services at the TTAB
GHOST || GHOST
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