2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Narrowing ID Scope Fails to Save Identical Mark and Related Financial Services From Likelihood of Confusion
MERCURY // MERCURY
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
A curated index of ex parte appeal decisions where the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) affirmed a Section 2(d) refusal.
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Descriptive Words in Otherwise Identical Marks Do Not Avoid Likelihood of Confusion
UPSIDE CAPITAL HOLDINGS // UPSIDE
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Identical Marks and Relatedness Trump Weakness of Cited Mark
DEO // DEO
D13: Market Reality / Other
Prior Registrations and Coexistence Fail to Outweigh Mark and Goods Similarities
REAL // REAL
D4: Purchaser Sophistication
TTAB Affirms 2(d) Refusal for Identical Marks and Complementary Cosmetics
CHERRY BLOSSOM // CHERRY BLOSSOM
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Hyphen in Mark and Semicolon in Identification Sealed a Section 2(d) Refusal
ECOTONE // ECO-TONES
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Inapplicability of "Something More" Results in TTAB 2(d) Refusal Affirmance
COUNTRY OVEN // COUNTRY OVEN
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
TTAB Affirms 2(d) Refusal: Nearly Identical Marks and Related Goods
TRUGRIT // TRUE GRIT
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
Buyer Sophistication Couldn’t Overcome Related Goods to Reverse Likelihood of Confusion
OMNI // OMNITOM
2(d) Refusal Affirmed
TTAB Finds Likelihood of Confusion When Integrated Design Overshadows Disclaimed Text
INFORMATION BUILDERS.
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