German Soccer Wins at FIFA, But Not at TTAB
Germany's national men's soccer team has tasted the thrill of victory at the FIFA World Cup four times, most recently in 2014. But the governing body of the current world champions experienced defeat in attempting to register its mark at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
June 09, 2017 at 02:00 PM
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Germany's national men's soccer team has tasted the thrill of victory at the FIFA World Cup four times, most recently in 2014. But the governing body of the current world champions experienced defeat in attempting to register its mark at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
In a nonprecedential decision in In re Deutscher Fussball-Bund (DFB) e.V., Serial No. 79144840, the USPTO's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) refused to register the mark Deutscher Fussball-Bund (translated as German Soccer Federation) and design for various clothing items and for soccer gear because the applicant, the German Soccer Federation, refused to disclaim Deutscher Fussball-Bund for clothing.
Although it did disclaim Deutscher Fussball-Bund for soccer-related services, the organization argued that third-party registration evidence supported registration without a disclaimer for clothing.
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