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TTAB decisions and opinions

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board is the USPTO tribunal that decides oppositions, cancellations, concurrent-use cases and ex parte appeals — whether a mark should register or stay registered. Rightsy indexes 18,808 of its decisions, 1,264 of them precedential (the ones the Board cites as binding), each with its outcome, its grounds and, where the Board published it, the full opinion. Every decision links to the proceeding it decided and the marks at issue.

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  1. Order: D Mot to Dismiss Denied — MENTHOL PM USA MARLBORO BLEND NO. 54 20 CLASS A CIGARETTES v. CARPE DIEM — TTAB cancellation decision, denied · precedential · marks: CARPE DIEM, CARPE DIEM, NYC CLASSIC, CROSSROADS · No. 92063134
  2. Order: D Mot to Dismiss Denied — MENTHOL PM USA MARLBORO BLEND NO. 54 20 CLASS A CIGARETTES v. CARPE DIEM — TTAB cancellation decision, denied · precedential · marks: CARPE DIEM, CARPE DIEM, NYC CLASSIC, CROSSROADS · No. 92063134
  3. Opposition sustained on ownership — BIRTH JUSTICE — TTAB opposition decision, sustained · precedential · Ownership, Affirmative defenses · marks: BIRTH JUSTICE · No. 91272167
  4. Opposition sustained on ownership — BIRTH JUSTICE — TTAB opposition decision, sustained · precedential · Ownership, Affirmative defenses · marks: BIRTH JUSTICE · No. 91272167
  5. Opposition sustained on likelihood of confusion — CIELO v. O EL CIELO VALLE DE GUADALUPE — TTAB opposition decision, sustained · precedential · Likelihood of Confusion · marks: O EL CIELO VALLE DE GUADALUPE, CIELO · No. 91287216
  6. Refusal decided in part on sections 1, (2), (3), and 45 — Ralph's Famous Italian Ices Franchise Corp. — TTAB ex parte appeal decision, mixed · precedential · Sections 1, (2), (3), and 45, Configuration/Trade Dress, Section 2(f), Requirements · No. 90302728
  7. Refusal affirmed on section §2(a) — WEMBY — TTAB ex parte appeal decision, refusal affirmed · precedential · Section 2(a), Section 2(c) - Name/Portrait · marks: WEMBY · No. 97752244
  8. Refusal affirmed on likelihood of confusion — TOUCH MOBILE — TTAB ex parte appeal decision, refusal affirmed · precedential · Likelihood of Confusion, Requirements · marks: TOUCH MOBILE · No. 98231457
  9. Refusal affirmed on use in commerce (e.g., nonuse, unlawful use) — EVERWISE CREDIT UNION — TTAB ex parte appeal decision, refusal affirmed · precedential · Use in Commerce (e.g., nonuse, unlawful use) · marks: EVERWISE CREDIT UNION · No. 88483393
  10. Refusal affirmed on section §2(e)(5) - functionality — Misty Everson and Christine Maynard — TTAB ex parte appeal decision, refusal affirmed · precedential · Section 2(e)(5) - Functionality · No. 97104306
  11. Opposition dismissed on likelihood of confusion — MERCI v. DANKE — TTAB opposition decision, dismissed · precedential · Likelihood of Confusion · marks: DANKE, MERCI, THANK YOU MEANS MERCI, MERCI · No. 91277224
  12. Opposition dismissed on section §2(d) - likelihood of confusion — CANDYVERSE — TTAB opposition decision, dismissed · precedential · Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion, Requirements · marks: CANDYVERSE, CANDYVERSE, CANDYVERSE · No. 91289595
  13. Opposition dismissed on likelihood of confusion — CANDYVERSE — TTAB opposition decision, dismissed · precedential · Likelihood of Confusion, Requirements · marks: CANDYVERSE, CANDYVERSE, CANDYVERSE · No. 91289595
  14. Refusal reversed on likelihood of confusion — GASPER ROOFING — TTAB ex parte appeal decision, refusal reversed · precedential · Likelihood of Confusion · marks: GASPER ROOFING · No. 97551823
  15. Refusal reversed on likelihood of confusion — GASPER ROOFING — TTAB ex parte appeal decision, refusal reversed · precedential · Likelihood of Confusion · marks: GASPER ROOFING · No. 97551823
  16. Refusal affirmed on likelihood of confusion — GASPARILLA — TTAB ex parte appeal decision, refusal affirmed · precedential · Likelihood of Confusion · marks: GASPARILLA · No. 90522364
  17. Refusal affirmed on likelihood of confusion — GASPARILLA — TTAB ex parte appeal decision, refusal affirmed · precedential · Likelihood of Confusion · marks: GASPARILLA · No. 90522364
  18. Opposition sustained on section §2(a) — THE HOTEL EL ROBLAR — TTAB opposition decision, sustained · precedential · Section 2(a), Section 1(b) - Bona Fide Intent · marks: THE HOTEL EL ROBLAR · No. 91272200
  19. Opposition decided in part on likelihood of confusion — PCS — TTAB opposition decision, mixed · precedential · Likelihood of Confusion, Sections 1, (2), (3), and 45, Section 1(b) - Bona Fide Intent · marks: PCS, PCS · No. 91255905
  20. Refusal affirmed on geographic terms — PRINCETON EQUITY GROUP — TTAB ex parte appeal decision, refusal affirmed · precedential · Geographic terms · marks: PRINCETON EQUITY GROUP · No. 97397212
  21. Order: D Mot to Amend Pleading Denied — JOKER v. JOKER SMOKER — TTAB opposition decision, denied · precedential · Abandonment/Nonuse, Affirmative defenses · marks: JOKER SMOKER, JOKER, JOKER · No. 91286550
  22. Opposition sustained on section 1(b) - bona fide intent — CUADRA — TTAB opposition decision, sustained · precedential · Section 1(b) - Bona Fide Intent · marks: CUADRA · No. 91282327
  23. Order: D Motion for SJ: Granted In Part and Denied In Part — FARAM — TTAB cancellation decision, mixed · precedential · marks: FARAM, FARAM, FARAM, FARAM · No. 92084197
  24. Opposition sustained on misrepresentation of source — LA MONTSERRATINA — TTAB opposition decision, sustained · precedential · Misrepresentation of Source, Affirmative defenses · marks: LA MONTSERRATINA · No. 91272970
  25. Refusal affirmed on section §2(e)(5) - functionality — Audemars Piguet Holding SA — TTAB ex parte appeal decision, refusal affirmed · precedential · Section 2(e)(5) - Functionality, Product Design, Configuration/Trade Dress, Requirements · No. 90045780
  26. Refusal affirmed on section §2(e)(5) - functionality — Audemars Piguet Holding SA — TTAB ex parte appeal decision, refusal affirmed · precedential · Section 2(e)(5) - Functionality, Product Design, Configuration/Trade Dress, Requirements · No. 90045814
  27. Opposition sustained on section §2(e)(1) descriptive/generic/disclaimers — Hangzhou Mengku Technology Co., Ltd and Fuzhou Mengku Technology Co., Ltd v. Shanghai Zhe… — TTAB opposition decision, sustained · precedential · Section 2(e)(1) Descriptive/Generic/Disclaimers · No. 91272143
  28. Refusal affirmed on section §2(e)(1) descriptive/generic/disclaimers — NURSECON — TTAB ex parte appeal decision, refusal affirmed · precedential · Section 2(e)(1) Descriptive/Generic/Disclaimers · marks: NURSECON · No. 88052194
  29. Opposition dismissed on likelihood of confusion — 3RD EYE v. TRIPLEYE — TTAB opposition decision, dismissed · precedential · Likelihood of Confusion · marks: TRIPLEYE, 3RD EYE, 3RD EYE, 3RD EYE · No. 91277359
  30. Order: D Mot to Dismiss Granted — ESPLÉNDIDOS — TTAB cancellation decision, granted · precedential · marks: ESPLÉNDIDOS, LA HABANA, CUBA, 1966 · No. 92082877

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