Articles Posted in Likelihood Of Confusion Reversal

Earlier this summer the Board relied on the “Something More” standard in reversing a refusal to register a trademark for beer. See In re Iron Hill Brewery, LLC, Serial No. 86682532 (July 28, 2017). The Applicant was seeking to register the mark CANNIBAL in standard characters for beer. There was…

One of the many grounds an Examining Attorney can cite for a refusal of a trademark application is likelihood of confusion between a proposed trademark and a mark contained either in a pending application or a prior registration. A Section 2(d) Refusal is a trademark refusal based on likelihood of…