TRADEMARKS, TRADE DRESS AND TRADE SECRETS IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY
April 24, 2013SPECIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES
April 24, 2013RELATED GOODS
Evidence of third party registrations listing multiple goods is often relied upon by the U.S. Trademark Office to determine whether such goods are related. This article, titled TTAB finds that Beer and Wine are Related Goods, first published on May 3, 2011 in WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, discusses the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s view on the proper weight to be given to third party registrations. Also discussed is the distinction drawn by the Board between relatedness of goods as relevant to registration and the “zone of natural expansion” factor as relevant to opposition proceedings.
