Decisions · 79194077
In re S. Malhotra & Co. AG
Serial No. 79194077 · Decided 2018-09-27 · Other
What happened
Refusal upheld — the Greek-character mark ΓΑΜΟΣ (wedding) merely describes wedding jewelry, on the same reasoning as the companion GÁMOS application decided in the same opinion.
The marks
Applicant
ΓΑΜΟΣ (Greek characters)
Precious metals and their alloys and goods made of these materials or coated therewith included in this class, namely, jewelry and watches
Why this decision is significant
Precedential application of the doctrine of foreign equivalents to Greek — a common modern language with over 300,000 U.S. speakers — holding GÁMOS/ΓΑΜΟΣ (wedding) merely descriptive of jewelry marketed for weddings, with the 2(f) showing insufficient. Consolidated two-application cluster shares this rating.
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