Decisions · 85494703
In re Frankish Enterprises Ltd.
Serial No. 85494703 · Decided 2015-02-27 · Other
What happened
Refusals reversed — the fanciful prehistoric-animal monster-truck body was held inherently distinctive trade dress for Frankish’s monster-truck exhibition services, clearing the three-dimensional design for registration.
The marks
Applicant
Three-dimensional truck cab body in the design of a fanciful, prehistoric animal (design mark; dotted lines show position only; color not claimed)
Entertainment services, namely, performing and competing in motor sports events in the nature of monster truck exhibitions (Class 41)
Why this decision is significant
Precedential opinion establishing the framework for inherent distinctiveness of trade dress for services: Two Pesos (not Wal-Mart product-design law) governs service trade dress, applied through the Seabrook factors — reversing both failure-to-function and mutilation refusals for a fanciful 3-D design.
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