How to book your ‘generic.com’ at the USPTO
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How to book your ‘generic.com’ at the USPTO

Theodore Davis, 
Victoria Doyle
September 14, 2020
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Despite the US Supreme Court’s ruling in Booking.com, ‘generic.com’ trademark applicants still need to carefully document the protectability and registrability of their brands, say Victoria Doyle and Theodore Davis of Kilpatrick Townsend

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