2(d) Refusal Affirmed
TTAB Finds Likelihood of Confusion When Integrated Design Overshadows Disclaimed Text
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TTAB Ex Parte Appeal
A curated index of ex parte appeal summaries before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). This section breaks down recent and notable appeals of USPTO examiner refusals, highlighting the critical legal strategies, evidentiary thresholds, and arguments that successfully overcome registration hurdles.
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Font Stylization Cannot Save a 2(d) Refusal Against Standard Character Marks
BLANCO // BLANCO LABEL
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Descriptive Additions and Overlapping Channels Fail Section 2(d) TTAB Appeal
TWISTED FORK BRUNCH COMPANY // THE TWISTED FORK
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Broad Identification Encompasses Niche Market: TTAB Affirms 2(d) Refusal
FUNTASYA // FUNTASIA THE ADULT SHOP
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Geographic and Market Separation Neutralizes Concurrent Use DuPont Factor
GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY // GUILD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
D6: Third-Party Uses
Commercial Weakness Overcomes Relatedness of Services and Similarity of Marks
SYCAMORE GROWTH GROUP // SYCAMORE CAPITAL
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Naked Consent Agreement Fails to Overcome Similarity of Marks and Identical Goods
GASPARILLA // GASPARILLA TREASURES
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Procedural Pitfalls and the Dominance of Literal Elements Affirm 2(d) Refusal
OX // OX BOX
D2: Similarity of Goods or Services
Complementary Yet Not Related: How Granular Product Identifications Overcame a 2(d) Refusal
VERSAMAX // VERSAMAXX
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
2(d) Refusal Affirmed: Display Components Found Related to Cables
UPC // UPC
D1: Similarity of Marks
How a Unitary Mark and Elevated Consumer Care Reversed a 2(d) Refusal
LADY MOSS BOSS // LADYBOSS
D13: Market Reality / Other
Limits of Prior Registration and Similarity of Transposed Terms Doom Application and Apeal
TOUCH MOBILE || MOBILE TOUCH