Again Finding Wine Related to Whiskey, TTAB Upholds Refusal of ALTAMURA DISTILLERIES & Design Over ALTAMURA thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/agai...

Today is publication day for my new book "Fashion and Intellectual Property," which I co-edited with David Tan and Dev Gangjee for Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org www.cambridge.org/core/books/f...

Morgan & Morgan drops 'Steamboat Willie' lawsuit against Disney www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/12/m...

Morgan voluntarily dismissed the complaint on November 12, 2025 under FRCP 41(a)(1)(A)(i).

Organization for Transformative Works Files Amicus Brief Supporting Grant of Certiorari in RAPUNZEL Standing Case thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/orga...

TTABlog Test: Is TRIFOX for Bicycle Forks Confusable With FOX for Bicycle Shock Absorbers? thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/ttab...

"What’s important to note is Palmer’s celebration trademark only concerns the use of his celebration in commercial ventures, such as selling clothing or in an advert. It does not stop other people from mimicking the celebration." www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...

TTABlog Test: Is DUO for Personal Mobility Devices Confusable with DUOPOWER for Land Vehicles? thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/ttab...

TTAB Affirms Refusal of PARKAI Application for Failed Response to Rule 2.61(b) Request for Information thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/ttab...

TTABlog Celebrates 21st Anniversary ! thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/ttab...

Precedential No. 10: TTAB Explains How to Submit Video Evidence, Reverses 2(d) Refusal of GASPER ROOFING Over JASPER CONTRACTORS thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/prec...

TTAB Orders Cancellation of EDGE GAMES Registration Due to Nonuse, Rejecting Founder's Testimony thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/ttab...

Recommended Reading: A Legal Strategist's Guide to Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Practice, Fifth Edition thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/reco...

New ruling in Penn State v. Vintage Brand trademark dispute: "Judge upholds verdict in Penn State trademark infringement case but urges an appeal" www.pennlive.com/news/2025/11...

Which of These Three Section 2(d) Refusals Was/Were Reversed? thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/whic...

TTAB Posts November 2025 Hearing Schedule thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/ttab...

TTAB Finds PALAPA to be Merely Descriptive of Event Venue Services thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/11/ttab...

TTAB Denies Cancellation of "WHY PAY A LOT FOR STORAGE?" Registration, Rejecting Non-Ownership Claim thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

TTAB Denies Petition for Cancellation of FAT KATZ Registration for Failure to Prove Abandonment thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

Recommended Reading: The Trademark Reporter, September-October 2025 Issue thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/reco...

I've seen this first hand in my own empirical research about trademark. In trademark confusion surveys, many respondents have no real opinion re whether two products come from same source. They'll change their answer depending on fine details of how the test question is put to them. 1/

TTAB Orders Cancellation of STORIES OF THE PROPHETS Registration, Finding it Merely Descriptive of Religious Books thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

Judge Mary Beth Myles Has Resigned from the TTAB thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/judg...

TTABlog Test: Are T-Shirts and Hats Related to Toy Action Figures Under Section 2(d)? thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

TTABlog Test: Is TROOMY for Supplements Confusable with TROOP for Mushroom-Containing Supplements? thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

Two Recent Section 2(d) Oppositions Sustained by the TTAB thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/two-...

TTAB Dismisses Section 2(d) Opposition to HABANA BRISA: not Confusable with HAVANA TAN! for Sun Care Preparations thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

TTAB Reverses VERSAMAX Section 2(d) Refusal: Applicant's Specific Tractors not Related to Trailers, Purchasers Careful thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

On Remand, TTAB Reverses Course, Sustains Section 2(d) Opposition to ECHO D'ANGELUS for Alcoholic Beverages and Wine thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/on-r...

TTAB Deems Bottle Trade Dress a Mere Refinement of Existing Designs and so Not Inherently Distinctive thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

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Precedential No. 9: Affirming GASPARILLA Section 2(d) Refusal, TTAB Rejects Flimsy Consent Agreement thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/prec...

SHIPPERCOPILOT Merely Descriptive of AI Software Services for Facilitating Shipping, Says TTAB thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ship...

Professor Curtin Files Petition for Certiorari in RAPUNZEL Consumer Standing Case thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/prof...

TTABlog Test: Is "1849 BOURBON" for Distilled Spirits Confusable With "1849" for Wine? thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

"One lesson is that the history and tradition approach does not meaningfully constrain Justices even in low-political-salience areas like copyright and trademark, outside highly politicized contexts" - @rtushnet.bsky.social

Apologies! The class 35 refusal of the SCRAP IT logo was a specimen refusal, not Section 2(d).

TTABlog Test: Which One of These Four Section 2(d) Appeals Was Successful? thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

Takeaways From Ninth Circuit’s Revival Of Trader Joe’s Trademark Infringement Suit Against Independent Union Over Labor-Branded Merchandise www.lexology.com/library/deta...

PT Medisafe Files Certiorari Petition Seeking to Overturn CAFC Green Medical Glove Genericness Ruling thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/pt-m...

TTAB Denies Petition to Cancel Registration of President XI Likeness Due to Lack of Statutory Standing thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

TTABlog Test: Is "TAC-O" Merely Descriptive of Food Seasonings and Cooking-Related Services? thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

The Supreme Court has denied the Certiorari Petition in the CeramTek Pink Hip Joint Section 2(e)(5) Functionality Case thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/us-s...

The Supreme Court has denied the Certiorari Petition in the US SPACE FORCE Section 2(a) False Connection Case thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/08/us-s...

TTABlog Test: Is KARMA KRACKERS for Crackers Confusable with KARMA for Nuts? thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

Opposer Fails to Submit Evidence: TTAB Dismisses for Failure to Prove Statutory Standing thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/oppo...

Weakness of "BNB" Brings Cancellation Denial: "COMPLETE BNB" Not Confusable with "AIRBNB" thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/weak...

TTAB Quarterly Index: July - September 2025 thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

TTAB Posts October 2025 Hearing Schedule thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/10/ttab...

Weakness of "MANE" for Hair Products Yields Dismissal: MAIN ESTEEM Not Confusable with MANE 'N TAILhttps://thettablog.blogspot.com/2025/09/weakness-of-mane-for-hair-products.html