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WYHA? TTAB Affirms Mere Descriptiveness Refusal of "ZEOLITE" for Dishwashers

This applicant tried everything but the kitchen sink in attempting to overcome a Section 2(e)(1) mere descriptiveness refusal of the mark ZEOLITE for dishwashers. Nonetheless, its appeal went right down the drain. Would You Have Appealed? In re BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH, Serial No. 77586001 (August 13, 2010) [not precedential].zeoliteExamining Attorney Tasneem Hussain maintained that "zeolite" is a specific type of silicate material and that Applicant's own website touts the use of zeolite in its dishwashers.Applicant contended that the dictionary makes no mention of dishwashers in defining "zeolite" [I'm shocked! - ed.]; that "zeolite" does not convey any immediate information regarding the goods [What about that website? - ed...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on August 30, 2010 (boomark / email).