USPTO Issues Guidance on Examination of Generic.com Terms
By EsqSocial Corporation 30/10/20
In June of this year, the US Supreme Court ruled that a proposed mark consisting of the combination of a generic term and a generic top-level domain, like “.com,” is not per se generic. (USPTO v. Booking.com). In response, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued Examination Guidelines for examining such “generic.com” terms......
By: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP