Decisions · 88052194
In re Nursecon, LLC
Serial No. 88052194 · Decided 2024-12-26 · Other
What happened
The Board affirmed the refusal to register NURSECON for arranging and conducting special events for social entertainment purposes, finding the mark merely descriptive because NURSE names the target audience, CON is a recognized abbreviation of conference or convention where the events are provided, and the combination adds no new meaning; it also upheld the USPTO’s cancellation of the registration that had inadvertently issued before the refusal could be made.
The marks
Applicant
NURSECON (standard characters)
Arranging and conducting special events for social entertainment purposes (International Class 41)
Why this decision is significant
Precedential decision confirming the USPTO’s inherent authority to cancel an inadvertently issued registration and restore the application to pendency for a clear-error refusal, even after publication and acceptance of a statement of use. Its descriptiveness holding also cements that -CON, as a recognized abbreviation of conference/convention, is descriptive when paired with an audience-identifying word, despite many Principal Register -CON registrations.
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