United States Federal Circuit

In re The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, 2011-1330

In a case involving two related applications by The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America for registration of its service mark NATIONAL CHAMBER, the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) finding that the Patent and Trademark Office correctly refused registration is affirmed, where substantial evidence supported the TTAB's finding that the mark was merely descriptive of services within the applications.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/03/2012
• Published 04/03/2012

Judges

• Reyna

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• William M. Merone, Christina J. Hieber