United States Federal Circuit

The US Patent and Trademark Office's refusal to register the mark STEELBUILDING.COM is affirmed where the mark is merely descriptive and plaintiff did not meet its high burden of showing acquisition of secondary meaning.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/11/2005
• Published 07/11/2005

Judges

• Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, RADER, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael M. Zadrozny, Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey, LLP, of Arlington, Virginia, argued for appellant., Nancy C. Slutter, Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Arlington, Virginia, argued for the Director of the Patent and Trademark Office.   With her on the brief were John M. Whealan, Solicitor, and Cynthia C. Lynch, Associate Solicitor.