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JC Franchising Group, LLC

87338400 (T.T.A.B. Aug. 1, 2019)
JC Franchising Group, LLC

8 Cited authorities

  1. America Online, Inc. v. AT&T Corp.

    243 F.3d 812 (4th Cir. 2001)   Cited 92 times
    Holding that trademark "registrant obtains prima facie evidence that its mark is not generic in the eyes of the relevant public, and that its mark is not merely descriptive, but at a minimum is descriptive and has obtained secondary meaning"

  2. In re Cordua Rests., Inc.

    823 F.3d 594 (Fed. Cir. 2016)   Cited 25 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that certain words referring to key aspects of a genus of services were generic for those services

  3. Cosmetically Sealed Industries, Inc. v. Chesebrough-Pond's USA Co.

    125 F.3d 28 (2d Cir. 1997)   Cited 51 times
    Holding that phrase "Sealed With a Kiss" was a non-trademark, descriptive use because it conveyed an instruction

  4. In re Boston Beer Co. Ltd. Partnership

    198 F.3d 1370 (Fed. Cir. 1999)   Cited 14 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the claim "The Best Beer in America" amounted to mere puffery

  5. In re Omega

    494 F.3d 1362 (Fed. Cir. 2007)   Cited 1 times
    Holding that “[i]t is within the discretion of the PTO to require that one's goods be identified with particularity” in a trademark application

  6. In re Bose Corp.

    546 F.2d 893 (C.C.P.A. 1976)   Cited 1 times

    Patent Appeal No. 76-581. December 16, 1976. Charles Hieken, Hieken Cohen, Waltham, Mass., atty. of record, for appellant. Joseph F. Nakamura, Washington, D.C., for the Commissioner of Patents; Fred W. Sherling, Washington, D.C., of counsel. Appeal from the Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. LANE, Judge. This is an appeal from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) affirming the refusal to register SYNCOM for loudspeaker

  7. Section 1051 - Application for registration; verification

    15 U.S.C. § 1051   Cited 3,806 times   124 Legal Analyses
    Requiring a filing of a Statement of Use to register a mark

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

    15 U.S.C. § 1052   Cited 1,585 times   272 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"