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10 Key Defenses Against a “Related Goods” Refusal
How the USPTO decides whether two sets of goods or services are related, and how to hold an examining attorney to the evidence the law requires.
Trademark Scrivener10 Key Defenses Against a “Related Goods” Refusal
- Why goods are compared as written, and how to use that.
- No per se rule: answering “all clothing is related”.
- The “something more” rule for food and restaurants.
- How to audit the examiner’s third-party registrations.
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