Finding the Issue of Lack of Bona Fide Intent Tried by Implied Consent, TTAB Sustains Opposition to FIREBURN 1878 for Alcoholic Beverages
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Finding the Issue of Lack of Bona Fide Intent Tried by Implied Consent, TTAB Sustains Opposition to FIREBURN 1878 for Alcoholic Beverages
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"SOUL BNB" Not Confusable With "AIRBNB," Says TTAB, Noting Weakness of "BNB"
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TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out?
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GOLD PALM Confusable with SILVER PALM for Wine, Says TTAB
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TTABlog Test: Is FIRST RESPONDER Merely Descriptive of Customized Motor Vehicles?
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TTAB Posts February 2026 Hearing Schedule
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Sometimes a product shape should be considered inherently distinctive
01.02.2026 21:05 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Professor Alexandra Roberts @lexlanham.bsky.social joins trademark experts at the @bostonbar.bsky.socialโs IP Year in Review Conference on Feb. 5 to discuss โAI, Dupe Culture, and Look-Alikes: Recent Developments in Trademark Law.โ @clicatnusl.bsky.social
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Crowded Field Argument Fails, TTAB Deems MARIO'S for Clothing Confusable with MARIO'S 3.10 for Retail Apparel Stores
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Precedential No. 1 - TTAB Re-designates Decision: DANKE Not Confusable with MERCI for Chocolates
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TTABlog Test: Are Legal Services Related to Brand Consultation Services Under Section 2(d)?
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Breaking: Yesterday, the TTAB re-designated this opinion as precedential.
28.01.2026 21:51 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0See Prof. McCarthy's comment: "The T.T.A.B. launches its discussion by making a muddled mess of what the law is. ..."
28.01.2026 12:04 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0TTABlog Test: Which of These Three Section 2(d) Refusals Was/Were Reversed?
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TTAB Affirms Genericness Refusal of FREE PHOTOS for . . . Guess What?
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TTAB Denies KINETIC SPORTS Cancellation Petition for Failure to Prove Abandonment and Fraud
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Correction: 12 noon ET, not 1 PM
25.01.2026 13:24 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0USPTO Hour: Introduction to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (part 2 and updates) - Jan. 28th 1PM (ET)
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Experienced Trademark Paralegal Seeks Position with East Coast Firm or Corporation
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"NO LAW DEGREE REQUIRED" Fails to Function as a Source Indicator for Business Consulting and Legal Information Services
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TTABlog Test: Is YOGUT for Freeze-Dried Yogurt-Based Snacks Confusable with YOURGUT for Yogurt?
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EASY BEE-ZY KNOCK OUT Not Confusable with OSO EASY and OSO EASY PEASY for Live Plants, Says TTAB
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20.01.2026 16:16 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0CAFC Affirms TTAB: SAZERAC STITCHES Confusable With SAZERAC for Houseware Store Services
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Yes
19.01.2026 22:16 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Maybe she found it here: thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/01/ttab...
18.01.2026 12:22 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A bit far-fetched, Ed. So, you would say "consumers trademarked it"?
17.01.2026 14:45 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0TTABlog Test: Is BLACK SWAN for Vodka Confusable with BLACK SWAN for Wine?
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