IN RE NORDIC NATURALS, INC.

No. 2013-1492.

755 F.3d 1340 (2014)

In re NORDIC NATURALS, INC.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

June 23, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meredith M. Wilkes , Jones Day, of Cleveland, Ohio, for appellant. With her on the brief was Angela R. Gott.

Nathan K. Kelley , Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, of Alexandria, Virginia, for appellee. With him on the brief were Kristi L.R. Sawert and Christina J. Hieber , Associate Solicitors. Of counsel was Thomas L. Casagrande , Associate Solicitor.

Before REYNA, WALLACH, and TARANTO, Circuit Judges.


REYNA, Circuit Judge.

This case is on appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("Board") at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Appellant Nordic Naturals, Inc. ("Nordic") sought to register CHILDREN'S DHA, in standard characters, for "nutritional supplements containing DHA." "DHA" is the abbreviation for docosahexaenoic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid that assists in brain development. The Board affirmed the examining attorney's rejection of the mark...

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