E-mail subscriptions to the TTABlog are available. Just enter your e-mail address in the box on the right to receive a daily update via Feedblitz. You may also follow the TTABlog on Twitter: @TTABlog.Section 2(a) - Deceptiveness:TTAB Affirms 2(a) Deceptiveness Refusal of SIKSILK for ClothingSection 2(a) - False Connection:TTAB Reverses Section 2(a) False Connection Refusal of GIPA for Intellectual Property ServicesSection 2(c) Consent to Register:Rejecting First Amendment Claim, TTAB Affirms Section 2(c) Refusal of TRUMP TOO SMALL for ShirtsSection 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion: FOUNDATIONAL MEDICINE REVIEW Confusable With FOUNDATION MEDICINE for Medical Publications, Says TTABTTABlog Test: Is GNARLED ORCHARD for Hard Cider Confusable With GNARLY HEAD for Wine? [Yes]TTABlog Test: Is "MF MIRANDA FRYE & Design" Confusable with "FRYE" for Jewelry? [Yes] TTABlog Test: Is HERITAGE SOUTHEAST BANK Confusable With SOUTHEAST BANK (Stylized), for Banking Services?TTAB Finds BROTHERS CRAFT BREWING for Beer Confusable with BROTHERS for Bar and Restaurant ServicesTTABlog Test: Is CLINCH PICK for Knives Confusable with CLINCH DRIVE for Wrenches?[No] Lego's BRICKHEADZ Applications Run Into TTABrick WallTTABlog Test: Try Your Luck on these Three Recent Section 2(d) AppealsTTABlog Test: Is SALTY BULL BREWING Confusable With TORO SALAO for Restaurant Services?TTABlog Test: How Did these Three Section 2(d) Appeals Come Out?TTABlog Test: How Did these Three Section 2(d) Appeals Come Out?TTAB Affirms Two Refusals of BOCCA DOLCE for Chocolate Confections: Disclaimer Requirement and Likelihood of ConfusionTTABlog Test: Which of these Section 2(d) Refusals Was/Were Reversed?TTABlog Test: Is CHRONICLE for Beer Confusable With CHRONICLE for Restaurant Services?[No]TTAB FInds "THE TOKING DEAD" Confusable with "THE WALKING DEAD" For Clothing and Ancillary GoodsJEAN LEON'S LA SCALA for Restaurant Services Confusable With JEAN LEON for Wine, Says TTABTTAB Dismisses Opposition to SKY CINEMAS: Not Confusable with SKY NEWS for News Reporting ServicesTTABlog Test: Which of These Section 2(d) Refusals Was/Were Reversed?Beyoncé's BLUE IVY CARTER Trademark Application Survives TTAB Opposition TTABlog Test: Is TEQUILUSA for Alcoholic Beverages Confusable with the TEQUILA Certification Mark? [Yes]TTABlog Test: Which of these Section 2(d) Refusals Was/Were Reversed?Section 2(e)(1) - Mere Descriptiveness: TTABlog Test: Is NUB GLOVE Merely Descriptive of Bowling Gloves, Balls, and Hole-Drilling Services?TTAB Affirms Two Refusals of BOCCA DOLCE for Chocolate Confections: Disclaimer Requirement and Likelihood of ConfusionTTABlog Test: How Did These Three Appeals from 2(e)(1) Mere Descriptiveness Refusals Turn Out?TTABlog Test: How Did These Three Section 2(e)(1) Mere Descriptiveness Appeals Come Out?Section 2(e)(4) - Primarily Merely a Surname:TTABlog Test: Is "KEZAR" for Pharmaceutical Products Primarily Merely a Surname? [No]Section 2(e)(5) - Functionality:Precedential No...continue to full post
Cipro The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin.
The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...