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9 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 Chestek PLLC

The Board affirmed the refusal to register CHESTEK LEGAL for legal services because the applicant law firm gave only a post office box instead of the required domicile street address…

88938938 · 2022-03-30 · CHESTEK LEGAL (standard characters; LEGAL disclaimed)

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In re The Consumer Protection Firm PLLC

The Board found the wording in this law firm’s colorful square logo, THE CONSUMER PROTECTION FIRM.COM, was simply the common name for consumer-protection legal services rather than a brand…

87444846 · 2021-03-02 · THE CONSUMER PROTECTION FIRM.COM & Design ("Applicant's Proposed Word-and-Design Mark") -- a square outlined in navy blue containing the words "THE CONSUMER PROTECTION FIRM.COM" vertically stacked; "THE" in green above "CONSUMER" in navy blue above "PROTECTION" in red above "FIRM.COM," with "FIRM" in green and "COM" in yellow separated by a yellow period; colors green, navy blue, red, and yellow claimed; "Firm.com" disclaimed

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In re The Consumer Protection Firm PLLC

The Board found that ordinary legal-services consumers understand the phrase THE CONSUMER PROTECTION FIRM to be the common name for a category of legal practice (consumer-protection law)…

87445801 · 2021-03-02 · THE CONSUMER PROTECTION FIRM (standard characters; "Applicant's Proposed Word Mark"); "Firm" disclaimed

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In re Virtual Independent Paralegals, LLC

Registration refused - the Board found that VIRTUAL INDEPENDENT PARALEGALS is simply the generic name for a class of paralegals who work remotely without attorney supervision, so it cannot…

86947786 · 2019-03-27 · VIRTUAL INDEPENDENT PARALEGALS

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In re Well Living Lab Inc.

The Board refused registration of WELL LIVING LAB for scientific research, product testing, and accreditation services focused on health and wellness in indoor environments, finding the…

86440401 · 2017-06-07 · WELL LIVING LAB

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In re Emergency Alert Solutions Group, LLC

The Board split its ruling: it upheld the refusal to register LOCKDOWN ALARM for school and building safety-training services because the term is commonly used to name a type of emergency…

86890565 · 2017-03-30 · LOCKDOWN ALARM

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In re Integrated Embedded (d/b/a Barr Group)

The USPTO’s refusal to register the name BARR GROUP for IT training, engineering, and expert witness services was upheld because (1) BARR GROUP is perceived primarily as a surname (the…

86140341 · 2016-09-27 · BARR GROUP (standard characters; GROUP disclaimed) v. BARR

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Refusal reversed

In re Allegiance Staffing

ALLEGIANCE STAFFING may register over ALLEGIS for identical staffing services because the familiar word ALLEGIANCE is readily distinguished from the coined term ALLEGIS, and the applicant’s…

85663950 · 2015-07-09 · ALLEGIANCE STAFFING v. ALLEGIS

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Refusal upheld

In re Hollywood Lawyers Online

HOLLYWOOD LAWYERS ONLINE primarily describes where the attorney-referral and video-directory services come from (Hollywood, California), and the entertainment-industry connotation did not…

85662420 · 2014-05-02 · HOLLYWOOD LAWYERS ONLINE

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