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"OIL FREE JOJOBA" Generic for Cosmetics, Says TTAB

Finding the term OIL FREE JOJOBA to be generic for "skin and body soaps, essential oils for personal use, cosmetics, and hair lotions, all containing one or more chemically modified jojoba extracts," the Board granted a petition for cancellation of Respondent Desert Whale's Supplemental Registration. [TTABlog note: I provided some assistance to Petitioner in this matter, and so I will make no editorial comments regarding the decision]. International Flora Technologies, Ltd. v. Desert Whale Jojoba Co.,, Cancellation No. 92045327 (September 17, 2008) [not precedential].male jojoba flowersThe Board found the genus of the goods to be "properly described ... by the identification of goods," and the relevant public to be ordinary members of the general public...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on September 19, 2008 (boomark / email).