In re Thomas-McCants Media, Inc., Serial No. 76462525 (July 14, 2006) [not citable].Applicant Thomas-McCants conceded that the term BLACK EXPO is at least merely descriptive for its services (and the PTO''s evidence established that the mark is "highly descriptive"), but it contended that the mark "as a whole is in a sufficiently stylized form to permit registration," and further that the mark has acquired secondary meaning.The Board noted… [read post]