TTABlog

TTABlog Test: Which of These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Was/Were Reversed?
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PS: OpenAI could appeal from this decision.

N.B. - The Examining Attorney accepted OpenAI's claim of acquired distinctiveness, and so the application will proceed to publication for opposition.

a lot of utilitarian functionality there. Is there any protectable element?

TTAB Deems CHATGPT Merely Descriptive of Chatbot Software
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Ted Davis, not Ted David.

Recommended Reading: Ted David, "Inter Partes Litigation and Ex Parte Appeals Before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board: A Primer"
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COGNAC LIFE for Magazine Publishing Confusable with Famous COGNAC Regional Certification Mark, Says TTAB
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TTAB Posts March 2026 Hearing Schedule
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Not Professor McCarthy's comment: "What law is the T.T.A.B. following?"

TTAB Finds TARGETED DELIVERY Generic for . . . Guess What?
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Davis and Welch: The Trademark Reporter's 2026 "Annual Review" of U.S. Trademark Cases
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I vote yes

TTAB Affirms Three Section 2(d) Refusals of IDEAL-formative Marks for Real Estate Investment Services
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As Kevin Garnett once said, when the Celtics won the NBA title, "anything is possible."

It's a magic VIII ball

TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out?
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I don't think I've previously seen this "as used in advertisements" language in an i.d.

Looks like the examining attorney folded on that one

GLOBAL HCM Merely Descriptive of Human Resource Management Software, Says TTAB
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TTABlog Test: Are Coffee and Alcoholic Beverages Related Under Section 2(d)?
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TTAB Affirms USPTO Rejection of I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH Specimens for Book Publishing Services
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I go with "cough medicine"

LOTE MAESTRO for Alcoholic Beverages Confusable with MAESTRO for Tequila, Says TTAB
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immaculately distinctive?

TTABlog Test: Is "ALASKA" Primarily Geographically Descriptive of Camouflage Nets?
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I posted a new draft essay, "SAD Scheme Standing Orders," that discusses the recent proliferation of judicial standing orders restricting abusive IP enforcement practices

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Trump's company applies to register DONALD J. TRUMP INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT in Seven Classes (S.N. 99652473).

TTABlog Test: Is HELANDE (Swedish) Merely Descriptive of Skin Care Preparations?
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Hell no, dolly?