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TTAB Affirms Genericness Refusal of "BEADCHIP" for .... Guess What?

Finding that the PTO had met its burden to prove genericness by clear evidence, the Board affirmed a refusal to register the term BEADCHIP on the Supplemental Register, for "single or multiple randomly assembled microbead arrays for use in medical research and scientific applications; kits for arrays and assemblies comprising nucleotide probes or proteins attached to microbeads for use in medical research and scientific applications" in International Class 1, and for "single or multiple randomly assembled microbead arrays for use in diagnostic applications; kits for arrays and assemblies comprising nucleotide probes attached to microbeads for use in diagnostic applications" in International Class 5. In re BioArray Solutions Ltd., Serial No...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on June 13, 2008 (boomark / email).