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Trademark Genericness Difficult to Prove

By James Hastings
Posted in Notice of Opposition, Trademark Opposition
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Given the burden of proof necessary to establish a finding of trademark genericness, it comes as no surprise that a recent Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision affirmed this principle of trademark law.

In the trademark opposition case Frito-Lay North America Inc. v. Real Foods Pty. Ltd.,  Applicant sought to register two trademarks,…

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