Precedential No. 34: "IFG" Fails to Function as a Trademark For Live Plants Because It's a Varietal Name
The TTABlog
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
The CAFC explained that an entity that is the source of a varietal may use a particular term as a trademark for its specific varietal, but it must be clear that there is also a generic name for the varietal. This notion reflects the Board’s earlier decisions that if the term is used as a designation of source (i.e.,
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