The TTABlog

AUGUST 19, 2024

In a "somewhat unusual" Section 2(d) cancellation proceeding targeting a Supplemental Register registration and involving "dueling claims of acquired distinctiveness," the Board granted a petition for cancellation of Fieldvine's Inc's registration for the mark PERMITS.COM for construction permit services.

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The TTABlog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

become ordained” or “become a minister,” is strong evidence that Applicant’s consumers will perceive “get ordained” not as a service mark but rather for the commonly understood meaning of the words. Its intent that the phrase function as a service mark is irrelevant. In re Hulting , 107 USPQ2d 1175, 1180 (TTAB 2013).

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The TTABlog

MARCH 12, 2024

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark MRS. COLORADO , finding that Respondent Abundance Productions had not used the mark in commerce in connection with "Entertainment in the nature of beauty pageants" on or before the filing date of the underlying application. Emphasis supplied].

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The TTABlog

AUGUST 18, 2022

The Board granted a petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark shown below for mortgage financing services, finding that Petitioner CBC Mortgage was the first and only user of the mark for those services. TMRR created the mark CHENOA FUND and the logo. 3d 1023, 123 USPQ2d 1024, 1028 (Fed.

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Indiana Intellectual Property Law

AUGUST 18, 2021

Per the Complaint, Plaintiffs have used the getGo® trademark since at least March 2013 and have sought and secured federal trademark registrations for various getGo® trademarks and logos as set forth below (the “getGo® Marks”). Registration No. Service Mark Registrations, Nos. 92077459.

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The TTABlog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Applicant UNIP (apparently owned in part by LeBron James) counterclaimed for cancellation of that registration on the ground of likelihood of confusion. 91244990 (December 14, 2023) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge Mark A. Game Plan, Inc. The sole issue for the Board was priority, and UNIP came in first. Game Plan, Inc.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

In 1997, Beasley obtained a New Jersey state service mark for THE EBONYS. Patent & Trademark Office (“PTO”) (THE EBONYS, Registration No. 4,170,469 [the “’469 mark”]). In 2019, Beasley filed a lawsuit in federal court to cancel the ‘469 mark and for damages.

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