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Good Times at the USPTO: In re Genuine Risk

McBrayer’s own Jack Wheat received a favorable opinion from the TTAB, resulting in registration of GOOD TIMES in connection with bourbon. The USPTO cited five registrations containing the component GOOD TIMES, all by different owners, as bars to registration of GOOD TIMES for bourbon. Finding that the component “good times” was conceptually weak because of these third party marks, the Board reversed the refusal to register.

In re Genuine Risk, U.S. Serial No. 90170906 (TTAB March 23, 2006) [not precedential]