[E-trademarks] WTF TTAB - MENSTRUATION CRUSTACEAN is descriptive?

[Matt Schneller]

Silly TTAB -- everything eventually genericizes into a crab
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcinisation>, not a lobster!

Matt Schneller
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On Mon, Feb 12, 2024 at 11:00 AM Heather Vargas via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> I’m with you, Lara; this one doesn’t add up to me.
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> *From:* E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf
> Of *Lara Pearson via E-trademarks
> *Sent:* Monday, February 12, 2024 11:54 AM
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> *Cc:* Lara Pearson <lara at brandgeek.net>
> *Subject:* [E-trademarks] WTF TTAB - MENSTRUATION CRUSTACEAN is
> descriptive?
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> The TTAB found MENSTRUATION CRUSTACEAN --  in standard characters --
> descriptive of heating pads . . .
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> because the thing is shaped like a lobster and thus the word mark
> describes a feature of the product?!?!
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> Sounds fishy to me.
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> I wonder if the applicant will appeal to the Fed Circuit. I hope so.
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> Happy work week!
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