Legal Opinion
In Re Pennington Seed, Inc. (Mark Formerly Owned by Krb Seed Company, Llc)
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 19, 2006No. 2006-1133PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
DECISION
Pennington Seed, Inc. (“Pennington”) appeals from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) refusing registration of the term “Rebel” as a trademark for a variety of grass seed. In re KRB Seed Co., 76 U.S.P.Q.2d 1156, 2005 WL 2451656 (T.T.A.B.2005). Because the Board correctly determined that the applied-for mark is the generic designation for that variety of grass seed and hence is not entitled to trademark registration, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
On July 25, 2001, KRB Seed Company, LLC…
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