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TTAB Says No and No to "NAP OF THE CARIBBEAN" Double Entendre Argument

The TTAB turned a double play in affirming Section 2(d) and 2(e)(1) refusals of the mark NAP OF THE CARIBBEAN for "telecommunications services, namely, providing central connection points for telecommunication network carriers." [It wasn't a Tinker to Evers to Chance double play, but Hairston-Grendel-Rogers]. Applicant Centennial argued that the mark is a double entendre (can you guess the supposed other meaning?), but the Board was not on board. In re Centennial Communications Corp., Serial No. 76283603 (July 2, 2009) [not precedential].Mere Descriptiveness: Examining Attorney Karen Bush relied on an entry for "NAP" at the Acronym Finder, on a Wikipedia entry for "Caribbean," and on several Internet websites, in maintaining that NAP stands for "network access point" and CARIBBEAN identifies a geographic location...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on July 13, 2009 (boomark / email).