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

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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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Full Of Sound And Query, Signifying Something: Recent Noise Over Acoustic Trademarks

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They are marketed through different, yet related, channels of trade (sports and entertainment, which were melded together as ESPN’s original name ). Here in a nutshell is the query the Court addressed: 16 Under Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation 2017/1001, trade marks which are devoid of any distinctive character shall not be registered.