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Despite the Supreme Court's ruling in Iancu v. Brunetti, deeming the "scandalous and immoral" provision of Section 2(a) unconstitutional, your run-of-the mill obscenities...

A fairly straightforward Section 2(d) case like this one usually results in an opinion of 15 or 20 pages. This one took 42 pages because it lays out each argument...

The Board upheld a refusal to register the proposed mark TACO TUESDAY for beer, finding that the term fails to function as a source indicator under Sections 1, 2 and 45 of the Trademark Act.

The Board upheld a refusal to register the proposed mark #LAW for legal referral services, finding that the term, as used on Applicant Pound Law's specimens of use, fails to function as a source indicator.

The Board sustained an opposition to registration of the mark SoniStream (standard characters) for "Downloadable computer software for Internet and broadcast radio scheduling and audio playout...

The Board issued its 155th (CLV) Section 2(d) affirmance this year (against 11 (XI) reversals), finding the mark APEX 3D for "Medical devices, namely, ankle joint implants comprised...

Finding that the proposed mark PURPLE RAIN for dietary and nutritional supplements falsely suggests a connection with the famous musician and performer Prince, ...

Erik Brunetti, famous in the trademark world for knocking the scandalous and immoral provision of Section 2(a) out of the Lanham Act [TTABlogged here], returned...

We haven't had a failure-to-function case in a while. Here, the Board affirmed a refusal to register the proposed mark BUILT BY GOD for various clothing items, finding that the phrase fails to function...

The Board upheld a refusal to register the proposed mark EVERYBODY VS RACISM for tote bags and various clothing items, and for the services of "promoting public interest and awareness...