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Technology & Software
14 decisions coded to this industry. Industry tags describe the goods or services in the dispute, not the legal ground.
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Refusal affirmed
In re Lasertec Corporation
Because Lasertec’s GALOIS mark for semiconductor wafer inspection machines is identical to the registered GALOIS mark for cameras and scanners, and the evidence showed those products work…
79358845 · 2026-03-16 · GALOIS v. GALOIS
In re Advanced New Technologies Co., Ltd.
The Board refused registration of ZHIMA because the applicant would not add a required statement translating the word (evidence showed ZHIMA is the Chinese word for ‘sesame,’ used across…
86832288 · 2023-01-12 · ZHIMA
Refusal upheld
In re Zuma Array Limited
SMART BEZEL merely describes Zuma Array’s electronic sensor modules, which the company’s own website presents as smart bezels, so the wording cannot be registered as a brand.
79288888 · 2022-08-09 · SMART BEZEL
In re Vox Populi Registry Ltd.
The Board upheld the refusal to register the plain word mark .SUCKS for domain registry and domain-name-registration services, finding that consumers see .SUCKS as just another web-address…
86700941 · 2020-10-29 · .SUCKS (standard characters)
In re Vox Populi Registry Ltd.
The Board also upheld the refusal to register .SUCKS shown in a retro, pixelated ‘LED display’ style font for domain registry services, finding the special lettering was too ordinary…
87187215 · 2020-10-29 · .SUCKS displayed in a stylized "font suggesting an LED display" (retro pixelated font resembling early CRT computer-screen lettering)
Refusal affirmed
In re AC Webconnecting Holding B.V.
The Board held that .CAM (in plain text) cannot be registered even on the Supplemental Register for webcam-related business, telecommunication and entertainment services, because consumers…
85635277 · 2020-09-15 · .CAM (standard characters)
Refusal affirmed
In re AC Webconnecting Holding B.V.
The Board held the stylized .CAM logo (green dot plus black CAM) is also unregistrable on the Supplemental Register for the same webcam-related services, because its minimal styling does…
85635287 · 2020-09-15 · .CAM design mark (the mark consists of a green period/decimal point preceding the word "CAM" in the color black; colors green and black claimed as a feature of the mark; slightly stylized script)
In re Katch, LLC
The USPTO’s refusal of HEALTHPLANS.COM for health insurance lead-generation and advertising services (Class 35) was upheld because the Board found that consumers would recognize the term as…
86301765 · 2019-06-20 · HEALTHPLANS.COM
Refusal upheld
In re TracFone Wireless, Inc.
The Board ruled that UNLIMITED CARRYOVER, as it appeared on TracFone’s specimen, would be seen by consumers as an informational description of a wireless-plan feature (carrying over unused…
87221529 · 2019-06-10 · UNLIMITED CARRYOVER
In re Minerva Associates, Inc.
The Board sided with the applicant, finding that screenshots showing the AWLVIEW mark displayed above the login and search screens of its downloadable warehouse-management software were…
86430215 · 2018-02-12 · AWLVIEW
In re Solid State Design Inc.
The Board upheld the refusal to register a stylized “populace” mark with a person-silhouette design for map-based, real-time popularity-visualization software, finding it too similar to an…
87269041 · 2018-01-03 · populace (stylized, with silhouette of a person's head centered within the letter "o") v. populace (orb or ball-shaped design in alternating red/white bands, with the word "populace" below in small black letters)
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
Refusal affirmed
In re Driven Innovations, Inc.
The Board found that DOTBLOG for providing specific information as requested by customers via the Internet is merely descriptive under Section 2(e)(1), because DOT is the standard…
77073701 · 2015-06-30 · DOTBLOG
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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