1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. IN RE CHIPPENDALES USA, INC.
 

IN RE CHIPPENDALES USA, INC.

No. 2009-1370, Serial No. 78/666,598.

IN RE CHIPPENDALES USA, INC.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Decided: October 1, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

STEPHEN W. FEINGOLD, Kilpatrick Stockton LLP, of New York, New York, argued for appellant. With him on the brief was MICHELLE M. GRAHAM.

CHRISTINA J. HIEBER, Associate Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. With her on the brief were Raymond T. Chen, Solicitor. Of counsel was KRISTI L.R. SAWERT, Associate Solicitor.

Before DYK, FRIEDMAN, and MOORE, Circuit Judges.

DYK, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Chippendales USA, Inc. ("Chippendales"), appeals a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("the Board"). The Board affirmed the examining attorney's refusal to register the "Cuffs & Collar Mark" as inherently distinctive. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The applicant, Chippendales, is in the business of providing adult entertainment services for women. It opened its first strip club in Los Angeles in 1978. In 1979...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases