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Birds Exotic, Inc.

No. 75646179 (T.T.A.B. Jul. 6, 2001)
Birds Exotic, Inc.

6 Cited authorities

  1. Application of Abcor Development Corp.

    588 F.2d 811 (C.C.P.A. 1978)   Cited 36 times   2 Legal Analyses
    In Abcor, the question before the court was whether applicant's alleged mark (GASBADGE) was "merely descriptive" within the meaning of § 2(e)(1) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(e)(1).

  2. Aluminum Fab. Co. v. Season-All W

    259 F.2d 314 (2d Cir. 1958)   Cited 58 times
    According deference, for purposes of determining validity of trademark, to USPTO's decision whether mark was descriptive or arbitrary and fanciful

  3. In re Gyulay

    820 F.2d 1216 (Fed. Cir. 1987)   Cited 14 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Stating that the Board did not err in affirming the examiner's prima facie case that the mark was merely descriptive

  4. Section 1052 - Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration

    15 U.S.C. § 1052   Cited 1,608 times   274 Legal Analyses
    Granting authority to refuse registration to a trademark that so resembles a registered mark "as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive"

  5. Section 4901 - Findings

    16 U.S.C. § 4901   Cited 6 times

    The Congress finds the following: (1) In addition to habitat loss and local use, the international pet trade in wild-caught exotic birds is contributing to the decline of species in the wild, and the mortality associated with the trade remains unacceptably high. (2) The United States, as the world's largest importer of exotic birds and as a Party to the Convention, should play a substantial role in finding effective solutions to these problems, including assisting countries of origin in implementing

  6. Section 15.3 - Definitions

    50 C.F.R. § 15.3

    In addition to the definitions contained in parts 10 and 23 of this subchapter B, and unless the context requires otherwise, in this part: Documentation means a description of how scientific information was collected, including the methodologies used; names and institutions of individuals conducting the work; dates and locations of any study; and any published results or reports from the work. Exotic bird means any live or dead member of the Class Aves that is not indigenous to the 50 States or the