Trademark Law Portal | Trademark Terms | Generic Mark to Group Mark

December 10, 2009

North Face Apparel Corp. v. Williams Pharmacy, Inc., et al.
North Face files lawsuit for trademark infringement and dilution against South Butt.

November 6, 2009

In re 1800mattress.com
MATTRESS.COM was affirmed by the CAFC as generic for selling mattresses online.

August 31, 2009

In re Bose
CAFC affirmed that an intent to deceive in renewal of a registration required making a statement while knowing the statement to be false. Mere mistake or negligence does not rise to fraud on the USPTO.

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Generic Mark

Generic Marks are not registrable as they must be used by anyone who would sell the goods or services; for example, CARS for automobile sales would likely be considered to be generic

Geographic Mark

A Mark that includes reference to a geographic area, usually to show association with that area

Geographically Mis-descriptive Mark

A mark that includes reference to a geographic area that is unrelated to the goods/services offered – such may give a false impression of association with the identified area

Goods

Articles of manufacture - products; "goods" in trade

Group Mark

Another name for a Collective Mark

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