In June 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a rule that the combination of a generic term and a generic top-level domain (“gTLD”) is per se generic. See USPTO v. Booking.com B.V., 140 S. Ct. 2298 ...

When you hear the word “gruyere,” what comes to mind? A bucolic region in the mountains of Switzerland? Perhaps the Gruyère region of neighboring France? Or, more likely, you think of a type of cheese ...

Why are generic terms so valuable? Whether it is in search or domain names, a generic word carries immense opportunity since it often defines categories of information, products and experiences.

In In re Hotels.com LP, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that the TTAB had properly rejected an application for the registration of the trademark HOTELS.COM on the grounds that ...

Apple Inc. said "app store" isn't a generic term that can be used by Amazon.com Inc. and denied the words together stand for a store for application programs, the iPod maker said in its trademark case ...