Legal Opinion
In re STEELBUILDING.COM
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 11, 2005No. Nos. 04-1447, 75/934, 75/927PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge RADER.
Opinion concurring-in-part and dissenting-in-part filed by Circuit Judge LINN.
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Board) affirmed the refusal of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to register the mark STEELBUILD-ING.COM to appellant Steelbuilding.com. The Board held the mark was either generic or merely descriptive and without secondary meaning. In re Steelbuild-ing.com, 2003 WL 23350100 (TTAB Mar. 24, 2003). This court vacates the Board’s determination that the mark is generic, but affirms its findings…
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