Case: 19-46 Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com B.V. (2020-May-04)
QUESTION PRESENTED:
Under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., generic terms may not be registered as trademarks.
The question presented is as follows:
Whether the addition by an online business of a generic top-level domain (".com") to an otherwise generic term can create a protectable trademark.
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QUESTION PRESENTED:
Under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq., generic terms may not be registered as trademarks.
The question presented is as follows:
- Whether the addition by an online business of a generic top-level domain (".com") to an otherwise generic term can create a protectable trademark.
