“SERIAL” Trademark Appeals Show High Bar for Proving Acquired Distinctiveness
This week, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) affirmed the refusal by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) of the trademark application for the word “SERIAL.” Both the USPTO and the TTAB agreed that the mark is “generic” for the proposed services of “entertainment in the nature of an ongoing audio program […]
Niagara’s Daredevil Chocolates files a trademark application
Buffalo patent and trademark Attorney, Vincent G. LoTempio’s trademark client, Mary Ann Hess of Niagara’s Honeymoon Chocolates has filed a trademark application for a new line of chocolates to pay tribute to the Niagara Falls daredevils of the past and present, while benefiting local charities and organizations. Trademark applications have been filed in both the […]