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Would You Have Appealed from this TTAB Trifusal?

It's time for another WYHA! Attorney Peter S. Herrick attempted to register the logo mark shown immediately below for "attorney services," but Examining Attorney Ty Murray hit him with a triple refusal. Mr. Murray maintained that registration is barred by Sections 2(a) and 2(b), and he also deemed Applicant's drawing to be unacceptable. Undaunted, Mr. Herrick appealed, but the Board upheld all three refusals. In re Peter S. Herrick, P.A., Serial No. 76653159 (June 10, 2009) [not precedential].Section 2(a): The PTO contended that Applicant's mark falsely suggests a connection with United States Customs and Border Protection, formerly known as the United States Customs Service, a U.S. government agency. Herrick pointed out, however, that the U...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on June 24, 2009 (boomark / email).