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Precedential No. 14: TTAB Again Affirms Genericness of "HOTELS.COM" for ... Guess What?

By John L. Welch

It's déjà vu all over again! [Oops, I said that yesterday.] Anyway, the Board again has affirmed a genericness refusal of HOTELS.COM for "providing information for others about temporary lodging; travel agency services, namely, making reservations and bookings for temporary lodging for others by means of telephone and the global computer network." Applicant submitted new survey evidence in an attempt to overcome the prior ruling, but the Board found the survey fatally flawed. In re Hotels.com, L.P., Serial No. 78277681 (March 24, 2008) [precedential].In a September 2006 decision, the Board affirmed a requirement that this Applicant disclaim the term HOTELS.COM in connection with the word-and-design mark shown above, on the ground that the term is generic...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on March 28, 2008 (boomark / email).