John L. Welch
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC
Articles
Precedential No. 31: TTAB Dismisses Section 2(d) Claim Due to Lack of Use of Opposer's Foreign Mark in USA
USA - October 6 2017 Because opposer failed to allege use of her mark SULBING in the United States, the Board dismissed her claim of likelihood of confusion under Section…
Precedential No. 30: Party that Cross-Examines Testimony Declarant Bears The Expenses
USA - October 5 2017 In this opposition to registration of the mark CERTIFIED EMAIL for various email services, Opposer USPS submitted the testimony declarations of four…
TTAB Posts October 2017 Hearing Schedule
USA - October 4 2017 The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has scheduled four (4) oral hearings for the month of October 2017. The hearings will be held in the East…
Precedential No. 29: TTAB Refuses to Disqualify Itself in TRUMP-Related Cancellation Proceeding
USA - October 4 2017 The Board denied petitioner's motion to disqualify the Board from this cancellation proceeding involving several registration for the mark TRUMP…
APPARATUS Not Generic But Merely Descriptive of Lighting Fixtures and Related Services
USA - October 3 2017 The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark APPARATUS in the stylized from shown below, finding it merely descriptive of lamps and lighting…
