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Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 2009 4(7):463-464; doi:10.1093/jiplp/jpp082
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© The Authors (2009). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.

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US TTAB bars registration of the mark A-HOLE PATROL on the ground that the mark is immoral or scandalous

Linda K. McLeod and Stephanie H. Bald
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, New York

In re Jibjab Media, Inc., 2009 TTAB LEXIS 67 (TTAB 4 February 2009)

The US Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (‘TTAB’) affirmed the refusal to register the mark A-HOLE PATROL for an online social club that screens offensive and inappropriate material submitted by users on the ground that the mark consists of immoral or scandalous matter.

Correspondence: Email: linda.mcleod{at}finnegan.com

Correspondence: Email: stephanie.bald{at}finnegan.com


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