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The number of misdirected emails and calls here is substantial, but in this context quantity does not have a quality all its own.

TTAB sustained an objection that there was no admissible evidence of third-party ZEN-formative marks because Applicant identified them only by serial numbers and abbreviated goods, and copies of the TSDR records were not properly introduced into the record

the words BILL OF RESPONSIBILITIES in the statement of use was only used to identify their guiding principles such that "the only function the applied-for mark serves is to identify the nature of the document displayed."

“a classic battle of the experts and evidence premised on tests and visual inspections” was not exceptional

in opposing a Rule 11 motion alleging that the patentee should have investigated the asserted patent’s validity before filing suit, the presumption of validity alone "does not suffice" where there are "multiple indicators" that the patent claims are unpatentable under Section 101. 

Applicant argued that its DIRDYBIRD mark “connotes the feeling of a bird that is sturdy … .” The TTAB was not persuaded, noting that the mark was not STIRDYBIRD or STURDYBIRD. 

While the TTAB found that JASPE was deceptively misdescriptive, it was conceded that the mark was not deceptive

"Body lotions" in International Class 3 were related to "Nutritional supplements" in International Class 5 based on five use-based registrations for third-party marks that identified both goods, and internet evidence showing thirteen instances where the same entity commonly provided these goods under the same mark

Because GOLF DARTS directly and immediately conveys information about “action skill games” that include features of the games of golf and darts, the TTAB held that it was merely descriptive of the identified goods. 

Consumers familiar with CHARLIE for mental health services who later encounter CHARLIE BLUE for the same services are likely to regard the latter as a more complete identification of the same source—the given name plus a surname—rather than as an unrelated mark. 

for HANSEN HONEY FARM, there was no dispute that "Hansen" was a surname and the TTAB affirmed that the addition of "honey farm" did not alter the primary significance of the mark as a whole as being merely a surname

Simply combining CODE and BOX, and omitting the space between them, does not change the meaning of these terms or the overall impression they create.

claim preclusion (i.e., res judicata) applied in Mars, Incorporated v. PAGS Inc., Opposition No. 91263504 (TTAB Sept. 16, 2026), based on an earlier opposition between the same parties, and PAGS later filed a second application for a sightly different mark in connection with narrowed services, but those changes were insufficient to avoid the judgment from the prior successful opposition by Mars against that first mark. 

While geographic market separation is highly relevant, particularly to likelihood of confusion and territorial injunctive relief, the Court held that it is not a "categorical rule." 

Juice Generation and Jack Wolfskin bring to mind the adage that “quantity has a quality all its own.” These cases and their progeny stand for the proposition that where there is “voluminous” or “extensive” evidence of use of third-party marks, the specifics of the uses need not be proven to make the evidence probative of commercial weakness.

[W]hile the numbers are low, there’s nothing that would show that Respondent’s U.S. sales were stopped or were purposefully being “drawn-down.”

“find” means to locate, “fetch” means to retrieve, and “transfer” means to convey—meanings that, in the context of selfdriving robots for delivery, plainly describe functions of the robots

The differences Applicant highlights in the female names pale in comparison to the overall similarities in the marks—and it’s not a close question.

For an embedding webpage that only receives content "transmitted by an authorized source" such as the copyright owner, there is no infringement because of the "volitional conduct" of the copyright owner in allowing the transmission.

Here, the evidence establishes that, for safety and ease of use, high visibility can be a desirable, sometimes necessary, characteristic for gear used in construction environments, especially surveyor tripods that might appear among various other items and need to be seen from great distances. The evidence also shows the color claimed in the proposed mark is one of a few colors that provide high visibility in these environments.

Normally one would first consider the meaning of each component term of a proposed mark and then determine whether the proposed mark as a whole is merely descriptive, but the TTAB found it unnecessary to do so for the applied-for mark CONCERT BLACK for various clothing items because the record demonstrated that "the wording CONCERT BLACK is a unitary phrase that has a distinct meaning to the relevant purchasing public." In re Concert Black LLC, Ser. No. 97921491(TTAB Aug. 18, 2026).

"there is some evidence to show that RIPPED is somewhat suggestive in the broad physical fitness industry, but insufficient evidence to demonstrate commercial weakness even as to that broad sector." In re Ripped Franchise, LLC, Ser. No. 98369548 (TTAB Aug. 10, 2026)

The trouble with Applicant’s argument is it failed to make of record any evidence showing that consumers of agricultural closing wheels would associate the letter “Y” in the mark with the leaves and branches of a plant.

There is precedent holding that a plant may be botanically classed as a fruit but considered for certain legal purposes as a vegetable.

half-page agreement constituted naked consent that had little impact on the likelihood of confusion analysis involving applications filed by Legend IP Holdings Production, LLC to register the mark GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE for various goods and services finding confusion likely with certain GODZILLA or GODZILLA-formative marks, registered by Toho Co., Ltd., for various goods and services