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"GET ORDAINED" Fails to Function as a Source Indicator for Ordination-Related Services, Says TTAB

The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

96 USPQ2d 1227, 1229 (TTAB 2010); see also In re Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. , become ordained” or “become a minister,” is strong evidence that Applicant’s consumers will perceive “get ordained” not as a service mark but rather for the commonly understood meaning of the words. Would you have applied for registration?

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Precedential No. 26: TTAB Denies "HAPPIEST HOUR" Cancellation Petition for Failure to Prove Priority Via Technical or Analogous TM Use

The TTABlog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Petitioner JNF LLC was undoubtedly unhappy with the result of its petition to cancel a registration for the mark HAPPIEST HOUR for bar and restaurant services. JNF claimed prior use of THE HAPPIEST HOUR for the identical services, but it failed to prove priority. 96 USPQ2d 1031, 1036 (TTAB 2010). Elder Mfg.

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"GET ORDAINED" Fails to Function as a Source Indicator for Ordination-Related Services, Says TTAB

Precedential No. 26: TTAB Denies "HAPPIEST HOUR" Cancellation Petition for Failure to Prove Priority Via Technical or Analogous TM Use

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