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TTAB Finds "BOMBJAMMER" Generic for ... Guess What?

The Board affirmed a refusal to register the term BOMBJAMMER, on the Supplemental Register, for "instruments comprised of transmitters and other electronic devices for use as countermeasures against radio-linked explosives," finding the term to be generic and thus incapable of functioning as a trademark. In re Homeland Security Strategies, Inc., Serial No. 78590586 (October 21, 2008) [not precedential].Examining Attorney William H. Dawe, III, submitted "clear and convincing evidence" of genericness in the form of dictionary definitions of "bomb" and "jammer," NEXIS articles showing use of the phrase "bomb jammer" in connection with the involved genus of goods, and third-party websites showing use of "bomb jammer" vis-a-vis jamming devices.Applicant Homeland Security Strategies argued mainly that there are other terms that may be used for this genus of products: e...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on November 05, 2008 (boomark / email).