United States Federal Circuit
IN RE OPPEDAHL & LARSON LLP, 03-1525
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board properly refused to register the mark patents.com to plaintiffs because it is merely descriptive under U.S.C. section 1052(e)(1).
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/25/2004
- Published 06/25/2004
Judges
- RADER, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, RADER, and LINN, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Federal Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Carl Oppedahl,Oppedahl & Larson LLP, of Dillon, CO, argued for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Cynthia C. Lynch, Associate Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, VA, argued for appellee. With her on the brief were John M. Whealan, Solicitor, and Nancy C. Slutter, Associate Solicitor. Of counsel was Linda Moncys Isacson, Associate Solicitor.