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Precedential No. 34: TTAB Rules That gTLD ".CAM" is Incapable of Functioning as a Source Indicator

The Board affirmed refusals to register the term ".CAM" in standard character and stylized form (shown below) on the Supplemental Register for an extensive list of services in International Classes 35, 38, 42 and 45, finding that ".CAM", in either form, is incapable of functioning as a source indicator under Section 23 of the Lanham Act. Applicant AC Webconnecting did not provide any evidence that .CAM is perceived as a service mark rather than a gTLD (generic top level domain name). In re AC Webconnecting Holding B.V., 2020 USPQ2d 11048 (September 15, 2020) [precedential] (Opinion by Judge Peter W. Cataldo). After the applications at issue were filed, AC Webconnecting entered into a registry agreement with ICANN, whereby AC Webconnecting was designated as the Registry Operator for the ...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on September 17, 2020 (boomark / email).