In Re the Boulevard Entertainment, Inc

BRYSON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) involves section 2(a) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a), which precludes registration of marks that consist of or comprise “immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter.” Appellant The Boulevard Entertainment, Inc. (“Boulevard”) seeks to register “1-800-JACK-OFF” and “JACK-OFF” as marks on the Principal Register for “entertainment in the nature of adult-oriented conversations by telephone.” The examining attorney refused to register the marks under…