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Precedential No. 6: TTAB Finds "CAPITAL CITY BANK" and "CITIBANK" Not Confusingly Similar, Dismisses 2(d) and Dilution-Based Opposition

You can learn an awful lot about trademark law by reading this 68-page decision covering a myriad of issues concerning Section 2(d) likelihood of confusion and Section 43(c) dilution. Citigroup opposed registration of the marks CAPITAL CITY BANK, CAPITAL CITY BANC INVESTMENTS, CAPITAL CITY BANK GROWING BUSINESS, and CAPITAL CITY BANK INVESTMENTS for banking and financial services, in view of the registered mark CITIBANK and variations thereof for banking services. The Board dismissed the opposition, finding no likelihood of confusion or dilution primarily in view of the differences in commercial impression engendered by the parties' marks. This posting will hit the high points of the Board's ruling, but readers are urged to consume the entire opinion...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on February 23, 2010 (boomark / email).