TTAB Sustains Shark Tank Opposition: The Impact of Deemed Admissions and Famous Marks

CELEBRITY PITCH TANK // SHARK TANK

Sight and Sound Prevail Over Identical English Translation and Fame in TTAB Opposition

DANKE // MERCI

Descriptive Rhyming Term Fails to Render Mark Unitary or Alter Commercial Impression

ASSASSIN // FLASHIN’ ASSASSIN

The Perils of Deemed Admissions: Procedural Oversight Leads to Summary Judgment in TTAB Opposition

VIZZARA // ZARA

Tipping the Balance Against Identical Marks with Detailed Consent Agreements

AMERICAN CONSTELLATION // CONSTELLATION

Descriptive Words in Otherwise Identical Marks Do Not Avoid Likelihood of Confusion

UPSIDE CAPITAL HOLDINGS // UPSIDE

Identical Marks and Relatedness Trump Weakness of Cited Mark

DEO // DEO

TTAB Reverses 2(d) Refusal Based on Grammatical and Structural Dissimilarity

I’M SMOKING HOT // SMOKIN’ HOT SHOW TIME

Prior Registrations and Coexistence Fail to Outweigh Mark and Goods Similarities

REAL // REAL

TTAB Affirms 2(d) Refusal for Identical Marks and Complementary Cosmetics

CHERRY BLOSSOM // CHERRY BLOSSOM

Hyphen in Mark and Semicolon in Identification Sealed a Section 2(d) Refusal

ECOTONE // ECO-TONES

Inapplicability of "Something More" Results in TTAB 2(d) Refusal Affirmance

COUNTRY OVEN // COUNTRY OVEN