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25 Apr 2007, 7:02 pm
"Importantly, the connotation of applicant's mark includes the word 'blog.' A 'blog' is defined as an abbreviation for 'weblog,' which is further defined as 'a website that displays in chronological order the postings by one or more individuals and usually has links to comments on specific postings.'" [Gee, I never thought of it that way! [read post]
30 Mar 2023, 6:41 am
Applicant contended that the term ADVANCED is ambiguous in that it at most “ connotes a vague desirable characteristic but does not describe any of Applicant’s Goods with immediacy or particularity. [read post]
4 Dec 2023, 3:39 am
" In sum, while the marks are similar in some parameters examined in the abstract, FIDO has a connotation that FICO does not and has a different second consonant sound (and may also be pronounced by some with a different first vowel sound). [read post]
21 Aug 2018, 4:58 am
The USPTO refused registration of the mark THE HALAL SHACK in standard character form, for "restaurant services" [HALAL disclaimed], finding the mark to be merely descriptive of the services. [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 5:52 am
While the court had acknowledged that Lindt did not use the word sign GOLDBÄREN , it held that the sight of the shape of Lindt's three-dimensional chocolate bears inevitably produced connotations with Haribo's bears, which could result in a dilution of Haribo's trade mark rights. [read post]
27 May 2021, 3:47 am
" However, there was no evidence that consumers would attribute that connotation to the mark. [read post]
27 Oct 2014, 3:30 am
Lisa Kelly, Opposition No. 91205286 (October 8, 2014) [not precedential].Not surprisingly, the Board found the marks to be similar in connotation and commercial impression, since SIMPLICITY is the first and dominant portion of the applied-for mark.As for the goods, Opposer claimed to have broader rights that those provided by its registration. [read post]
11 Mar 2021, 3:11 am
" And so the main issue here concerned the first prong of the Section 2(e)(2) test: whether the primary significance of the term PENNSTATE connotes "a place generally known to the relevant American public. [read post]
23 Dec 2017, 9:25 am
Moore of the Federal Circuit wasted little time affirming the TTAB’s finding that “FUCT” was an immoral and scandalous mark rooted in an “unmistakable aura of negative sexual connotations. [read post]
5 Jan 2015, 3:08 am
In comparing the marks, the Board considered the entireties of the marks as to appearance, sound, connotation and commercial impression, in order to determine the similarity or dissimilarity between the marks at issue. [read post]
13 Sep 2016, 3:55 am
The Board then looked to the similarity or dissimilarity of the marks in their entireties with respect to appearance, sound, connotation, and commercial impression. [read post]
5 Feb 2008, 5:16 am
" The connotations of the marks are thus "substantially similar. [read post]
3 Aug 2009, 10:45 pm
Because of the highly similar nature of the first word of applicant's mark and the entirety of opposer's famous mark, the similarities in appearance between SCHICK and SLICK ULTRA PLUS outweigh the differences.The Board noted that the marks have different connotations but found that "the similarities in appearance and sound outweigh their differences in meaning. [read post]
24 Nov 2010, 3:41 am
The Board found that portion to be "highly similar in meaning, sound, connotation and appearance" to AFROS-N-SHELLTOES. [read post]
15 Jan 2019, 8:43 pm
Those factors are: (1) The similarity or dissimilarity of the marks in their entireties as to appearance, sound, connotation and commercial impression. (2) The similarity or dissimilarity and nature of the goods or services as described in an application or registration or in connection with which a prior mark is in use. (3) The similarity or dissimilarity of established, likely-to-continue trade channels. (4) The conditions under which and buyers to whom sales are made,… [read post]
21 Jan 2022, 3:53 am
" Furthermore, the marks are similarly structured. [read post]
19 Aug 2013, 3:27 am
Nonetheless, SUNBRELLA is a strong mark among purchasers of outdoor furniture, but it is not well-known or famous.The marks; Not surprisingly, the "strong visual and aural resemblance" of the marks, and their similar connotations and commercial impressions led the Board to conclude that this duPont factor favored opposer.The Goods: The evidence "overwhelmingly" suggested that "in all but a very limited arena, the marketing channels and classes of consumers are so… [read post]
18 Aug 2020, 3:57 am
In any case, "the mere existence of these third-party registrations does not warrant a finding that the mark SIKSILK is a unitary term with a connotation that outweighs its misdescriptiveness. [read post]
1 Sep 2016, 3:45 am
In this type of analysis, the Board looks to the appearance, sound, connotation, and commercial impression of the marks in their entireties. [read post]
14 Jan 2009, 4:00 am
"Even if we could say that the IRONMAN with Dot design had achieved fame for triathlon contest exhibitions, and while the fame of a mark may give it a greater scope of protection against later users, a later user may not build up its mark in order to take away rights from an earlier user, or use the fame the later user has built up in one area to expand into goods that are related to those of an earlier user, thereby limiting the scope of protection to which that earlier user… [read post]
