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TTABlog Test: Is CROSSFIRST BANK & Circle Design Confusable with Banc of California's RIng Design?

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92075496 (January 14, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Michael B. Of course, since the involved services are identical in part, the Board must presume that the channels of trade and classes of consumers for the identical services overlap. It included evidence regarding use of that mark with the bank name.

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Three Recent TTAB Oppositions Sustained on the Ground of Non-use

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Here are three recent TTAB rulings, each sustaining an opposition based upon non-use of the opposed service mark. For a service mark, the services must be rendered in order to qualify as "use in commerce" as defined in Section 45 of the Lanham Act. 91277497 (January 18, 2024) [not precedential] (By the Board).

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Trade Name Use is not Trademark Use, Says TTAB

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88291540 (February 14, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Martha B. A designation used merely as a trade name cannot be registered under the provisions of the Trademark Act." "A designation used merely as a trade name cannot be registered under the provisions of the Trademark Act." Welch 2024. 15 U.S.C. §

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WE’RE HERE TO HELP WITH YOUR LEGAL NEEDS! Fails to Function as a Source Indicator for. Guess What?

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The Board affirmed a refusal to register the proposed mark WE’RE HERE TO HELP WITH YOUR LEGAL NEEDS! finding that the phrase fails to function as a service mark for "legal services." 90432695 (March 25, 2024) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Cynthia C. Welch 2024. In re Richard M. Russell , Serial No.

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Print-on-Demand Services Face More Legal Woes–Canvasfish v. Pixels

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On the other end are brick and mortar stores that sell trademark-infringing items directly to consumers, regardless of whether the stores design or manufacture those items. Pixels.com, LLC , 2024 WL 885356 (W.D. March 1, 2024) Related posts * Atari’s Lawsuit Against a Print-on-Demand Service Fizzles Out–Atari v.

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Federal Circuit on TM Law’s Information Matter Doctrine

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2023/2024) In a non-precedential 2023 decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) refusing to register “ Everybody vs Racism ” as a trademark for apparel, tote bags, and services promoting racial justice advocacy. In re GO & Associates , 22-1961 (Fed. See, TMEP § 1202.04(b)

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At USPTO's Request, CAFC Re-designates as Precedential Its EVERYBODY VS RACISM Failure-to-Function Affirmance

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e), the CAFC has re-designated as precedential its opinion in In re GO & Associates, LLC , Appeal No. 14, 2023, re-designated as precedential, January 22, 2024). At the request of the USPTO under Fed. 2022-1961 (Fed. The TMEP is not the law - ed. ].

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