2(d) Refusal Reversed
Deferring to the Marketplace: TTAB Reverses Section 2(d) Refusal Based on Prior Settlement
HOUSE OF PRIM // PRIM
2(d) Refusal Reversed
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.
D2: Similarity of Goods or Services
Lack of "Something More" Leads to 2(d) Reversal
DAILY HARVEST CAFE // DAILY HARVEST
D4: Purchaser Sophistication
How Consumer Sophistication and Niche IDs Can Overcome a 2(d) Refusal
MERMAID // MERMADE
D2: Similarity of Goods or Services
How Scope Limitation and Connotation Defeated a 2(d) Refusal
PRO-GO // HANDY PRO-GO
D2: Similarity of Goods or Services
Failure to Prove Relatedness Defeats 2(d) Refusal of Identical Marks
LA LA LAND // LA LA LAND
D1: Similarity of Marks
Mark Dissimilarity & Purchaser Sophistication Outweigh Other Factors
SEVEN STARLING // STARLING PHYSICIANS