Saturday, March 30, 2024

TTABlog Quarterly Index: January - March 2024

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Section 2(a) - False Suggestion of a Connection:

Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion:

Section 2(e)(1) - Mere Descriptiveness: Section 2(e)(1) - Deceptive Misdescriptiveness: Section 2(e)(4) - Primarily Merely a Surname: Section 2(e)(5) - Functionality: Section 2(f) - Acquired Distinctivenss:
Abandonment: Failure-to-Function/Specimen of Use:
Nonownership:

Nonuse:

Discovery/Evidence/Procedure:

CAFC Decisions:

Recommended Reading:

Other:

Text © John L. Welch 2024.

posted by John L. Welch @ 3/30/2024  

Sunday, December 31, 2023

TTABlog Running Index: October - December 2023

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Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion:

Section 2(e)(1) - Mere Descriptiveness: Section 2(e)(1) - Deceptive Misdescriptiveness:

Section 2(e)(5) - Functionality: Section 2(f) - Acquired Distinctivenss: Abandonment:
Bona Fide Intent: Dilution: Failure-to-Function/Specimen of Use:
Genericness:

Discovery/Evidence/Procedure:

CAFC Decisions:

Recommended Reading:

Other:

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posted by John L. Welch @ 12/31/2023  

2023 Precedential Decisions

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Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion: Section 2(e)(1) - Mere Misdescriptiveness:

Inherent/Acquired Distinctiveness:

Abandonment:

Failure-to-Function:


Genericness

Goods in Trade:

Illegal Use:

Laches: Nonuse:

Ownership:

Specimens of Use:

Entitlement to a Statutory Cause of Action:

Discovery/Evidence/Procedure: Prosecution Issues:

Text Copyright John L. Welch 2023.

posted by John L. Welch @ 12/31/2023  

Friday, September 29, 2023

TTABlog Quarterly Index: July - September 2023

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Section 2(a) - Deceptiveness:

Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion:

Section 2(e)(1) - Mere Descriptiveness:

Section 2(e)(2) - Primarily Geographically Descriptive:

Section 2(e)(4): Primarily Merely a Surname:

Section 2(f) - Acquired Distinctiveness:

Failure-to-Function:

Genericness:

Specimen of Use/Nonuse/Illegal Use:

Laches:

Discovery/Evidence/Procedure:

CAFC Decisions:

Recommended Reading:

Other:

Text © John L. Welch 2023.

posted by John L. Welch @ 9/29/2023  

Friday, June 16, 2023

TTABlog Quarterly Index: April - June 2023

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Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion:

Section 2(e)(1) - Mere Descriptiveness:

Section 2(e)(3) - Primarily Geographically Deceptively Misdescriptive:

Section 2(e)(4) - Primarily Merely a Surname:

Section 2(e)(5) - Functionality:

Inherent/Acquired Distinctiveness:

Abandonment:

Dilution:

Failure-to-Function:

Genericness:

Goods in Trade:

Ownership:

Specimen of Use/Nonuse/Illegal Use:

Entitlement to a Statutory Cause of Action:

Discovery/Evidence/Procedure:

CAFC Decisions:

Recommended Reading:

Other:

Text © John L. Welch 2023.

posted by John L. Welch @ 6/16/2023  

Friday, March 31, 2023

TTABlog Quarterly Index: January - March 2023

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Section 2(a) - Deceptiveness:

Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion:

Section 2(e)(1) - Mere Descriptiveness:

Section 2(e)(2) - Primarily Geographically Descriptive:

Section 2(e)(4) - Primarily Merely a Surname:

Section 2(f) - Acquired Distinctiveness:

Failure-to-Function:

Genericness:

Specimen of Use/Nonuse:

Pan American Convention:

Discovery/Evidence/Procedure:

Entitlement to a Statutory Cause of Action:

Prosecution Issues:

CAFC Decisions:

Other:

Text © John L. Welch 2023.

posted by John L. Welch @ 3/31/2023  

Saturday, December 31, 2022

2022 Precedential Decisions

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Section 2(a) - False suggestion of a connection

Section 2(b) - Governmental Insignia:

Section 2(c) - Consent of living individual

Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion:
Section 2(e)(1) - Mere Misdescriptiveness: Section 2(e)(4) - Primarily Merely a Surname:
Section 2(e)(5) - Functionality Section 2(f) - Acquired Distinctiveness Abandonment:
Dilution:
Failure to Function/Specimens of Use:

Fraud:
Genericness Nonownership: Nonuse:
Pan American Convention: Procedural Issues/Discovery/Sanctions: Prosecution Issues:
Text Copyright John L. Welch 2022.

posted by John L. Welch @ 12/31/2022