Hospitality & Travel

Opposition sustained

El Roblar Investment Property LLC v. Bianca Roe

The Board blocked Bianca Roe’s registration of THE HOTEL EL ROBLAR for hotel services because she had no real intention to use the name when she filed, having offered to sell all her Hotel…

Opposition No. 91272200 · 2025-09-22 · THE HOTEL EL ROBLAR v. Hotel El Roblar (opposer's planned hotel name; no registration)

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 American Cruise Lines, Inc.

The Board allowed AMERICAN CONSTELLATION to proceed to registration for cruise ship services over the cited marks CONSTELLATION and CELEBRITY CONSTELLATION, finding that even though the…

87040022 · 2018-10-03 · AMERICAN CONSTELLATION v. CONSTELLATION;CELEBRITY CONSTELLATION

Registration refused on the main register

In re Beds & Bars Limited

The Board ruled that BELUSHI’S for bars, restaurants, hotels, hostels and travel services is primarily just a surname, because even though only five people in the U.S. are named Belushi…

85597669 · 2017-05-05 · BELUSHI'S

Refusal affirmed

In re Adlon Brand GmbH & Co. KG

The Board held ADLON for alcoholic beverages and hotel, entertainment and spa services is primarily merely a surname, finding that even a rare surname is unregistrable where the record…

85831682 · 2016-11-23 · ADLON (standard characters)