“It Wasn’t Me”: The Right of Publicity in the Age of Generative AI - UC Law Science and Technology Journal. Eric McGuinness author. repository.uclawsf.edu/cgi/viewcont...

TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ttab...

TTAB Affirms Requirement to Disclaim DATA STREAMS for Database Management and Storage Services thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ttab...

TTABlog Test: Is GRUPPO VAVA for Clothing Excluding Lingerie Confusable with VAVA for Lingerie? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ttab...

TTABlog Test: Is HORSETHIEF CANYON VINEYARDS for Wine Confusable with HORSE THIEF HOLLOW for Beer? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ttab...

TTAB Affirms Genericness Refusal of THE SKIN COACH for . . . . Guess What? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ttab...

Design patent rejections are skyrocketing. Our latest analysis shows §102 rejections have jumped sevenfold since 2008, with Amazon listings now dominating as prior art. Read how e-commerce is reshaping design patent prosecution on Patently-O.

TTABlog Test: Which of These Three Section 2(d) Refusals Was/Were Reversed? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ttab...

TTAB Affirms Refusals to Register Restaurant Interior Designs: Distinctiveness Neither Inherent Nor Acquired thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ttab...

Are These Two Logo Marks Confusable for Candy? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/are-...

TTAB Judge Elizabeth A. Dunn Has Retired thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ttab...

TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ttab...

Recommended Reading: Prof. Lisa P. Ramsey: Trademarks and Free Speech - Conflicts and Resolutions thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/reco...

Precedential No. 2: TTAB Upholds USPTO Reexamination Ruling: EVERWISE CREDIT UNION Registration to be Cancelled for Nonuse thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/prec...

TTAB Posts May 2026 Hearing Schedule thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/05/ttab...

See Professor McCarthy's comment: The TTAB starts with the astounding statement that “A generic term ‘is the common descriptive name of a class of goods or services.’” Why is the T.T.A.B. not aware that 37 years ago Congress deleted this language and substituted “generic name”?

The Trademark Reporter's "Annual Review of European Trademark Law" thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/the-...

TTAB Upholds Genericness Refusal of SOCIAL SECURITY LAW GROUP for . . . . Guess What? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

TTAB Affirms Refusal of THEE EARTH logo due to "Mismatch" Between the Identified Goods and Specimens of Use thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

TTABlog Test: Are T-Shirts Related to Entertainment Services Under Section 2(d)? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

TTABlog Test: Is "READY, FETCH, GO!" for Dog Toys Confusable with "READY SET FETCH" for Balls and Flying Discs? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

TTABlog Test: Are Perfume and Clothing Related Under Section 2(d)? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

TTABlog Test: Which of These Three Recent Section 2(d) Oppositions Was/Were Dismissed? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

Breaking News: Supreme Court Denies Petition for Certiorari in RAPUNZEL Consumer Standing Case.

TTAB Upholds Surname Refusal of GOLIA for Candy thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

If you are attending INTA this year, please join us for our Professor’s Panel discussion about INTA’s recent proposal to increase protection for well known marks: www.inta.org/wp-content/u... Info about our panel is here: www.inta.org/meetings/202.... I look forward to seeing everyone at INTA!

If you live in the United Kingdom or will be in London for the INTA annual meeting, join us for my May 7 book talk at University College London. I’m delighted UCL invited me to speak and look forward to introducing my friends from the US to my friends from the UK! www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...

TTABlog Test: Is PLAYER EXCLUSIVE for Distilled Spirits Confusable with PLAYERS VODKA for Vodka? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

TTABlog Test: Is SEAFISH Merely Descriptive of Seafood? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

TTABlog Test: Is Costume Jewelry Related to Clothing Under Section 2(d)? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

TTABlog Test: Are Dental Implants Related to Syringes Under Section 2(d)? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

👀 this is fantastic #Pope promotion from the Chicago #WhiteSox and a pretty poignant statement for the time we are in.

CAFC Affirms TTAB: Stick Figure for Vapes Not Confusable with "X" for Cigars thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/cafc...

Trade Name Use is not Trademark Use, Says TTAB thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/trad...

TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(d) Appeals Turn Out? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

Affirming Section 2(d) Refusal, TTAB Rejects Consent Agreement and Finds Strategic Partners Inapplicable thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/affi...

TTAB Reverses Section 2(d) Refusal of DAILY HARVEST CAFE Logo for Cafe Services: USPTO Fails to Prove Relatedness to Food Items and On-Line Services thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

TTAB Affirms 2(e)(4) Refusal of Rare Surname "TUGENDHAT" for Seating Furniture Due to Applicant's Own Marketing Materials thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

Precedential No. 1: TTAB Finds 8-Slice Pancake Configuration Mark De Jure Functional thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/prec...

TTAB Posts April 2026 Hearing Schedule thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/04/ttab...

TTAB Overturns 2(d) Refusal of HOUSE OF PRIM Due to Prior Settlement Agreement Between Applicant and Cited Registrant thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/03/ttab...

TTAB Reverses CASA BLANCA Refusal: UPSTO Fails to Prove Relatedness of Tequila and Wine thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/03/ttab...

Prof. Curtin Files Reply to Opposition to Petition for Certiorari in RAPUNZEL Consumer Standing Case thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/03/prof...

TTABlog Test: Is DUNDER MIFFLIN Confusable with MIFFLIN for Paper Products? thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/03/ttab...

TTAB Reverses 2(d) Refusal of GOOD TIMES for Bourbon over Five "GOOD TIME(S)" Registrations for Alcoholic Beverages thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/03/ttab...

United TM Holdings Files Opposition to Petition for Certiorari in RAPUNZEL Consumer Standing Case thettablog.blogspot.com/2026/03/unit...