D1: Similarity of Marks
How a Unitary Mark and Elevated Consumer Care Reversed a 2(d) Refusal
LADY MOSS BOSS // LADYBOSS
TTAB Section 2(d) Refusal Reversal
A curated index of ex parte appeal decisions where the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) reversed a Section 2(d) refusal. These case summaries break down the winning arguments, evidentiary strategies, and DuPont factor analyses that successfully overcame examiner findings of a likelihood of confusion.
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
D3: Channels of Trade & Class of Consumers
Charitable Fundraising Unrelated to Fundraising Software
POTS || POTS
D1: Similarity of Marks
Oversize Initialism & Suggestive Cited Mark Lead to Reversal of Section 2(d) Refusal
LBI LUXURY BRANDS INTERNATIONAL || LUXBRAND
D6: Third-Party Uses
Crowded Field & Consumer Awareness Mitigate Likelihood of Confusion
MISTER JUNETEENTH || MISS JUNETEENTH
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