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Italian Flag in Prosciutto Collective Mark Leads to Refusal

2(b) Refusal Affirmed

Italian Flag in Prosciutto Collective Mark Leads to Refusal

Prosciutto di Carpegna

Narrowing ID Scope Fails to Save Identical Mark and Related Financial Services From Likelihood of Confusion

2(d) Refusal Affirmed

Narrowing ID Scope Fails to Save Identical Mark and Related Financial Services From Likelihood of Confusion

MERCURY // MERCURY

Similarity of Chocolate Marks Sustained TTAB Opposition

TTAB Opposition

Similarity of Chocolate Marks Sustained TTAB Opposition

CHOCOVA // CHOCOVIAR

Who Owns the Mark? Scope of Employment and Implied License Lessons from the TTAB

Priority

Who Owns the Mark? Scope of Employment and Implied License Lessons from the TTAB

DISTRICT OF FASHION // DOWNTOWNDC DISTRICT OF FASHION

Crowded Field & Weak Mark Defeat Similar Goods in TTAB Opposition

D6: Third-Party Uses

Crowded Field & Weak Mark Defeat Similar Goods in TTAB Opposition

BLUE EARTH // TRU EARTH

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

D5: Fame of the Prior Mark

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

CELEBRITY PITCH TANK // SHARK TANK

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DuPont Factors

D1: Similarity of Marks

D2: Similarity of Goods or Services

D4: Purchaser Sophistication

D6: Third-Party Uses

TTAB PRECEDENT

Who Owns the Mark? Scope of Employment and Implied License Lessons from the TTAB

Who Owns the Mark? Scope of Employment and Implied License Lessons from the TTAB

DISTRICT OF FASHION // DOWNTOWNDC DISTRICT OF FASHION

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

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

DANKE // MERCI

Tipping the Balance Against Identical Marks with Detailed Consent Agreements

Tipping the Balance Against Identical Marks with Detailed Consent Agreements

AMERICAN CONSTELLATION // CONSTELLATION

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Identical Marks and Relatedness Trump Weakness of Cited Mark

DEO // DEO

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

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

Prior Registrations and Coexistence Fail to Outweigh Mark and Goods Similarities

REAL // REAL

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

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

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

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

COUNTRY OVEN // COUNTRY OVEN

TTAB Affirms 2(d) Refusal: Nearly Identical Marks and Related Goods

TTAB Affirms 2(d) Refusal: Nearly Identical Marks and Related Goods

TRUGRIT // TRUE GRIT