ARE Trademark Law Alert: In Booking.com, the Supreme Court Holds that a “Generic.com†Term can be Eligible for Federal Trademark Protection
On Tuesday, June 30, 2020, the Supreme Court held in an 8-1 decision that, “[a] term styled ‘generic.com‘ is a generic name for a class of goods or series only if the term has that meaning to consumers.” U.S. Patent and Trademark Office et al. v. Booking.com B.V., No. 19-46, Slip op. at 1 (U.S. […]