Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC | USA | 25 Sep 2023
As borne out by historical PTAB statistics, and not unexpectedly so, patents in the unpredictable arts are more likely to withstand PTAB scrutiny as…
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC | USA | 25 Sep 2023
The Board upheld a refusal to register the proposed mark A NEW KIND OF SODA on the Supplemental Register, for "Non-alcoholic sparkling fruit juice…
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC | USA | 22 Sep 2023
The USPTO refused to register the mark DEATH FROM ABOVE for hunting stands, finding confusion likely with the registered mark HUNT FROM ABOVE for…
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC | USA | 21 Sep 2023
In a dubiously precedential decision, the Board affirmed-in-part and reversed-in-part a refusal to register the mark IMPACT for various…
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC | USA | 20 Sep 2023
In one of two oppositions consolidated by the Board, opposer sought to block registration of the marks BYLT BASICS and BYLT PREMIUM BASICS, each for…
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC | USA | 20 Sep 2023
Technology companies and manufacturers know that they do not infringe a patent if they (or their products) do not practice a claimed invention. But…
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC | USA | 19 Sep 2023
The Board upheld a Section 2(e)(2) refusal to register the mark AUSTRALIAN BOTANICAL SOAP in the stylized form shown below, for body soaps and…
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC | USA | 18 Sep 2023
The rate of affirmance for Section 2(d) refusals is running at 85% or so this year. That's about 5% lower than usual. Here are three recent TTAB…
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, PC | USA | 15 Sep 2023
Applicant Buff and Shine cruised past a Section 2(e)(5) functionality refusal but failed to garner the Section 2(f) checkered flag in its attempt to…