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InterDesign, Inc.

No. 77954696 (T.T.A.B. Sep. 14, 2012)
InterDesign, Inc.

10 Cited authorities

  1. Forschner Group, Inc. v. Arrow Trading Co. Inc.

    30 F.3d 348 (2d Cir. 1994)   Cited 47 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the phrase “Swiss Army knife” when used in conjunction with the statement “Made in China” to describe a multifunction knife was not a false advertisement under § 43(B) as a matter of law because it did not “lend itself to being construed as a statement of geographic origin” even though “roughly 40% of the relevant public believe[d] [mistakenly] that a Swiss Army knife is manufactured in Switzerland”

  2. In re Save Venice New York, Inc.

    259 F.3d 1346 (Fed. Cir. 2001)   Cited 19 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Observing that " registered mark is incontestable only in the form registered and for the goods or services claimed"

  3. In re Spirits Intern., N.V

    563 F.3d 1347 (Fed. Cir. 2009)   Cited 8 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Noting that “[t]he Lanham Act was designed to codify, not change, the common law in this area”

  4. In re California Innovations, Inc.

    329 F.3d 1334 (Fed. Cir. 2003)   Cited 9 times

    No. 02-1407. DECIDED: May 22, 2003. Michael A. Grow, Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin Kahn, PLLC of Washington, DC, argued for appellant. With him on the brief were Charles M. Marmelstein and Evan S. Stolove. Henry G. Sawtelle, Associate, United States Patent and Trademark Office of Arlington, Virginia, argued for the appellee. With him on the brief were John M. Whealan, Solicitor, and Cynthia C. Lynch, Associate Solicitor. Before NEWMAN, CLEVENGER, and RADER, Circuit Judges. RADER, Circuit Judge. California

  5. In re Wada

    194 F.3d 1297 (Fed. Cir. 1999)   Cited 11 times
    Affirming PTO ruling that "New York Ways Gallery" was primarily geographically descriptive because "NEW YORK is not an obscure geographical term and that it is known as a place where the goods at issue here are designed, manufactured, and sold. . . ."

  6. In re Loew's Theatres, Inc.

    769 F.2d 764 (Fed. Cir. 1985)   Cited 26 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding incontestable mark DURANGO for cigars insufficient to establish distinctiveness of DURANGO for chewing tobacco

  7. In re Les Halles De Paris J.V.

    334 F.3d 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2003)   Cited 1 times   1 Legal Analyses

    No. 02-1539. July 11, 2003. Myron Cohen, Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman Pavane, of New York, NY, argued for appellant. With him on the brief were Lance J. Lieberman and Jeremy Kaufman. Stephen Walsh, Associate Solicitor, of Arlington, VA, argued for the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. With him on the brief were John M. Whealan, Solicitor, and Nancy C. Slutter, Associate Solicitor. Of counsel were Cynthia C. Lynch and William G. Jenks, Associate Solicitors. Before NEWMAN, RADER

  8. In re Jacques Bernier, Inc.

    894 F.2d 389 (Fed. Cir. 1990)   Cited 2 times   1 Legal Analyses

    No. 89-1457. January 24, 1990. Marshall A. Burmeister, Burmeister, York, Palmatier, Hamby Jones, Chicago, Ill., argued for appellant. Linda M. Skoro, Asst. Sol., Arlington, Va., argued for appellee. With her on the brief was Fred E. McKelvey, Sol. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and MAYER, Circuit Judge. Judge Friedman took senior status on November 1, 1989. FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from the decision

  9. Section 1051 - Application for registration; verification

    15 U.S.C. § 1051   Cited 3,882 times   126 Legal Analyses
    Requiring a filing of a Statement of Use to register a mark

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

    15 U.S.C. § 1052   Cited 1,599 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"