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The Society of Certified Insurance Counselors

No. 75284182 (T.T.A.B. Jul. 12, 2001)
The Society of Certified Insurance Counselors

8 Cited authorities

  1. Yamaha Intern. Corp. v. Hoshino Gakki Co.

    840 F.2d 1572 (Fed. Cir. 1988)   Cited 46 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Finding secondary meaning for shape of guitar head always appearing in advertising and promotional literature

  2. In re the American Fertility Society

    188 F.3d 1341 (Fed. Cir. 1999)   Cited 23 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an earlier precedential decision is binding precedent on later panels

  3. Application of Abcor Development Corp.

    588 F.2d 811 (C.C.P.A. 1978)   Cited 36 times   2 Legal Analyses
    In Abcor, the question before the court was whether applicant's alleged mark (GASBADGE) was "merely descriptive" within the meaning of § 2(e)(1) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(e)(1).

  4. In re Gyulay

    820 F.2d 1216 (Fed. Cir. 1987)   Cited 14 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Stating that the Board did not err in affirming the examiner's prima facie case that the mark was merely descriptive

  5. In re Bongrain Intern

    894 F.2d 1316 (Fed. Cir. 1990)   Cited 10 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Determining that "[g]rowth in sales" did not prove acquired distinctiveness where it "may indicate the popularity of the product itself rather than recognition of the mark"

  6. Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft v. Consulting Engineers Council

    353 F.2d 539 (C.C.P.A. 1965)   Cited 1 times

    Patent Appeal No. 7495. December 16, 1965. Von Maltitz, Derenberg, Kunin Janssen, Walter J. Derenberg, New York City (Horst Von Maltitz, Louis Kunin, New York City, of counsel), for appellant. Robert G. McMorrow, Washington, D.C. (James Atkins, Russell L. Law, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for appellee. Before WORLEY, Chief Judge, and RICH, MARTIN, SMITH and ALMOND, Judges. ALMOND, Judge. Daimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft, hereinafter Benz, appeals from the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal

  7. Section 1052 - Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration

    15 U.S.C. § 1052   Cited 1,606 times   274 Legal Analyses
    Granting authority to refuse registration to a trademark that so resembles a registered mark "as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive"

  8. Section 1054 - Collective marks and certification marks registrable

    15 U.S.C. § 1054   Cited 45 times   3 Legal Analyses
    Authorizing "nations, States, municipalities, and the like" to register collective marks