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IN RE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.

No. 2011-1330.

675 F.3d 1297 (2012)

In re The CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES of America.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

April 3, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Merone , Kenyon & Kenyon, LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for appellant. With him on the brief was Edward T. Colbert .

Christina J. Hieber , Associate Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, argued for appellee. With her on the brief were Raymond T. Chen , Solicitor, and Sydney O. Johnson, Jr. , Associate Solicitor. Of counsel was Thomas V. Shaw , Associate Solicitor.

Before PROST, MAYER, and REYNA, Circuit Judges.

REYNA, Circuit Judge.

The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America ("COC") appeals the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB") finding that COC's service mark, NATIONAL CHAMBER, was correctly refused registration for being merely descriptive under 15 U.S.C. § 1052(e)(1). Because we find that substantial evidence supports the TTAB's finding of descriptiveness, we affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

This appeal involves two related...

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