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Entertainment & Media
15 decisions coded to this industry. Industry tags describe the goods or services in the dispute, not the legal ground.
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In re Nursecon, LLC
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…
88052194 · 2024-12-26 · NURSECON (standard characters)
In re Lizzo LLC
The Board reversed the failure-to-function refusal of 100% THAT BITCH for Lizzo LLC’s shirts, jackets, headwear and other clothing, finding that consumers would perceive the phrase - which…
88466264 · 2023-02-02 · 100% THAT BITCH (standard characters)
In re Lizzo LLC
The Board reversed the failure-to-function refusal of 100% THAT BITCH for Lizzo LLC’s t-shirts in this use-based companion application, finding on an essentially identical record that…
88466281 · 2023-02-02 · 100% THAT BITCH (standard characters)
In re Lee Greenwood
The Board affirmed refusal of GOD BLESS THE USA as a trademark for pillows and decorative wood/wall items because dozens of unrelated sellers already use the same patriotic phrase on…
87168719 · 2020-12-01 · GOD BLESS THE USA
In re The Ride, LLC
The Board upheld the refusal to register a moving image of a tap-dancing ‘banker’ street performer as a mark for sightseeing bus tour services, finding the routine was just one of several…
86845550 · 2020-02-03 · Motion mark: two sequential freeze-frames depicting an entertainer dressed as a banker (suit and briefcase) walking along a street, viewed through bus windows, who then performs a tap dance routine when the bus stops at a predetermined location on a guided sightseeing bus tour; color not claimed
In re Serial Podcast, LLC
The USPTO’s refusal to register the plain word mark SERIAL for Serial Podcast’s ongoing investigative audio program was upheld in full — the Board found SERIAL is simply the common name for…
86454420 · 2018-03-26 · SERIAL
In re Serial Podcast, LLC
The refusal to register Serial Podcast’s black-and-white logo mark — the word SERIAL in outlined letters, each letter inside a separate rounded-corner rectangle — was partially overturned…
86454424 · 2018-03-26 · SERIAL (word and design: the word 'SERIAL' in outlined letters, with each letter placed in a rectangle with rounded corners; color not claimed as a feature of the mark)
The refusal to register Serial Podcast's color logo mark
In re Serial Podcast, LLC
The word SERIAL in yellow letters outlined in red, each letter inside a black rounded-corner rectangle — was partially overturned: the color logo as a whole can be registered (with a note…
86464485 · 2018-03-26 · SERIAL (word and design: the word 'SERIAL' in yellow letters outlined in red, with each letter placed in a black rectangle with rounded corners; colors red, yellow, and black claimed as features of the mark; white in drawing represents background and is not a feature of the mark)
In re WAY Media, Inc.
The USPTO’s refusal to register the mark WORLD’S BIGGEST SMALL GROUP for radio and internet broadcasting services (Class 38) was upheld because none of the 18 pages of website and YouTube…
86325739 · 2016-06-03 · WORLD'S BIGGEST SMALL GROUP
In re Highlights for Children, Inc.
The Board refused Highlights for Children’s application to register IMÁGENES ESCONDIDAS (Spanish for “hidden pictures”) for children’s books and magazines, finding the phrase simply…
85838981 · 2016-03-21 · IMÁGENES ESCONDIDAS
Refusals affirmed for both applications
In re Mr. Recipe, LLC
The Board blocked Mr. Recipe’s JAWS mark for an internet channel streaming cooking programs because it is identical to the famous registered JAWS mark for motion-picture video recordings…
86040643 and 86040656 · 2016-03-18 · JAWS v. JAWS
Refusal upheld
In re Mr. Recipe, LLC
JAWS DEVOUR YOUR HUNGER for a cooking-video streaming channel was blocked by the famous JAWS movie mark, which dominates the slogan as its first word while DEVOUR YOUR HUNGER only…
86040656 · 2016-03-18 · JAWS DEVOUR YOUR HUNGER v. JAWS
Refusal affirmed
In re Matthew Beck
The Board found PORNO JESUS for adult-themed DVDs and videos may disparage Christian-Americans by linking the central figure of Christianity with pornography, and it is not necessary that a…
85767380 · 2015-03-19 · PORNO JESUS (standard characters; "PORNO" disclaimed)
Refusals reversed
In re Frankish Enterprises Ltd.
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…
85494703 · 2015-02-27 · Three-dimensional truck cab body in the design of a fanciful, prehistoric animal (design mark; dotted lines show position only; color not claimed)
Refusal upheld
In re ActiveVideo Networks, Inc.
The Board ruled that CLOUDTV is a generic name (a mash-up of the everyday tech terms “cloud” and “TV”) for ActiveVideo’s cloud-based interactive-television software and video-on-demand…
77967395 · 2014-07-09 · CLOUDTV
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