#genericness-descriptiveness

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Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
3 days ago

Grounds for Reversal: Federal Circuit Finds KAHWA Registrable for Coffee Shops (even though the word means Coffee in Arabic)

Federal Circuit reversed the TTAB, holding KAHWA registrable for café and coffee services because foreign equivalents did not apply and genericness/descriptiveness lacked substantial evidence.
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