CSPAN Supreme Court Oral Argument In Patent Trademark Office V. Booking.com July 13, 2024
The court is now sitting. Youll hear argument this morning in case 1946, the United States patent and Trademark Office versus booking. Com. Mr. Chief justice, ma it please the court. No party can continue trademark for a generic term. Anddge finally explained confirmed a generic term is never entitled to trademark protection matter how much money and effort the user has poured into the sale of the merchandise and what success it has achieved in securing public identification. Secondary meetings are required and irrelevant to generic terms. The principal controls here, it is undisputed that boo...