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Adding Initials to a Surname Does Not Necessarily Create a Protected Trademark

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In a recent precedential decision, the TTAB held that the addition of one initial —or possibly even more than one initial—in front of a surname does not necessarily create the impression of a personal name. Rather, the Board...more

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