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Glitch-Filled Battle Over "COMPUTER GEEKS" Mark Lurches to Split TTAB Decision

You might expect a TTAB battle over the mark COMPUTER GEEKS to include a few glitches, right? Sure enough, the parties to this consolidated opposition/cancellation proceeding staggered to a split decision regarding rights in that mark for various computer-related goods and services. Computer Geeks, Inc. v. Compgeeks.com, Oppositions Nos. 91167886 and 91170726 and Cancellation No. 92046567 (March 4, 2010) [not precedential].Cancellation dismissed: Plaintiff got off on the wrong foot when the Board jettisoned its petition for cancellation of a registration for the mark COMPGEEKS.COM for on-line computer ordering services and for internet search engines. Plaintiff alleged priority of use but it never alleged likelihood of confusion. Instead, it asserted only that: "Insofar as the subject Reg...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on March 16, 2010 (boomark / email).