TTABlog Running Index: January 2021 to Date

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Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion:

• TTABlog Test: Is VALLKREE for Electric Bicycles Confusable with VALKYRIE for Motorcycles? [No]
• TTABlog Test: Are Clothing Items Related to Bath and Body Care Products Under Section 2(d)?
• TTABlog Test: Which One of These Three Section 2(d) Refusals Was Reversed?
• TTABlog Test: Is "BLU" for Electronic Toothbrushes Connected to a Mobile App Confusable with "RED BLU" & Design for Toothbrushes? [yes]

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

• TTABlog Test: How Did These Section 2(e)(1) Mere Descriptiveness Appeals Turn Out?
• TTABlog Test: Is COMPOSTA (Italian) Merely Descriptive of Compostable Containers?
• TTAB Sustains Mere Descriptiveness Opposition to "ENHANCED PUSH-TO-TALK" for Telecommunication Services

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

• TTAB Affirms Geographical Descriptiveness Refusal of RENOAIR for Air Transport Services: Distinctiveness for Model Airplanes Not Transferable

Section 2(f) - Acquired Distinctiveness

• Rejecting Claim of Acquired Distinctiveness, TTAB Affirms Failure-to-Function Refusal of Melissa & Doug's "Red Oval" Background Design

Abandonment:

• Precedential No. 46: Registrant Proves Intent to Resume Use; TTAB Dismisses A.W. SHUCK'S Cancellation Petition

Genericness

• TTAB Deems Apple's SMART KEYBOARD Generic for .... Guess What?

CAFC Decisions:

• CAFC Affirms TTAB: NORTH 61 Confusable with 66⁰NORTH for Clothing and Clothing Store Services
• CAFC Affirms TTAB: WEIGEL'S KITCHEN & Design Not Confusable With QT KITCHENS & Design

Other:

• TTAB Posts February 2021 (Video) Hearing Schedule
• In 2020, How Often Did the TTAB Affirm Section 2(e)(1) Mere Descriptiveness Refusals?
• In 2020, What was the Rate of TTAB Affirmance of Section 2(d) Refusals to Register?
• The Top Ten TTAB Decisions of 2020 (Part II)
• The Top Ten TTAB Decisions of 2020 (Part I)
• TTABlog Quarterly Index: October - December 2020
• TTAB Issued 46 Precedential Rulings in 2020

Text Copyright John L. Welch 2021.