Subject Matter Index L

• Lanham Act ( See Trademark Act of 1946)
• Laudatory terms in marks— 1209.03(k) ; 1209.03(s)
  • as informational matter— 1202.04
  • in likelihood-of confusion-analysis— 1207.01(b)(vi)(C)
  • phrases or slogans— 1213.05(b)(iv)
• Legal advice, Office cannot render— 104 ; 108.02 ; 709.06 ; 1801 ; 1805 ; 1902.02(g)
• Legal entity of applicant set forth in application— 803.03 – 803.03(k) ; 1303.01 ; 1304.02 ; 1306.02
  • association— 803.03(c)
  • banking institution— 803.03(g)
  • changes of— 1604.07(d) ; 1613.07(c)
  • conservatorship— 803.03(e)
  • corporation— 803.03(c)
  • estate— 803.03(e)
  • foreign designations— 803.03(i) ; Appendix D
  • governmental body— 803.03(f)
  • Indian tribe— 803.03(j)
  • individual— 803.03(a)
  • joint venture— 803.03(b)
  • limited liability company— 803.03(h)
  • limited liability partnership— 803.03(k)
  • operating division— 1201.02(d)
  • partnership— 803.03(b)
  • sole proprietorship— 803.03(a)
  • TEAS Plus filing requirements— 819.01(c)
  • trusts— 803.03(e) ; 803.03(e)(i)
  • university— 803.03(f)
• Letter of protest in pending application ( See Protest, Letter of)
• Letterhead stationery as specimen of service mark use— 1301.04(h)(i)
• License agreements, recording of— 503.02 ; 1906.01(h)
• Licensees, use of mark by— 1201.03(e)
• Likelihood of confusion
  • actual confusion unnecessary— 1207.01(d)(ii)
  • between collective and other marks— 1303.02(b)
  • classification not relevant— 1207.01(d)(v)
  • collateral attack on registration improper in ex parte— 1207.01(d)(iv)
  • color marks— 1207.01(b)(xi)
  • composite marks consisting of words and designs— 1207.01(c)(ii)
  • compound word marks— 1207.01(b)(viii)
  • conflicting marks owned by different parties— 1207.01(d)(x)
  • consent between parties— 1207.01(d)(viii)
  • descriptive marks— 1207.01(b)(ix)
  • design marks— 1207.01(c) – 1207.01(c)(iii)
  • doubt resolved in registrant’s favor— 1207.01(d)(i)
  • expansion of trade doctrine— 1207.01(a)(v)
  • family of marks— 1207.01(d)(xi)
  • famous mark— 1207.01(d)(ix)
  • food/beverage products versus restaurant services— 1207.01(a)(ii)(A)
  • foreign equivalents— 1207.01(b)(vi) – 1207.01(b)(vi)(C)
  • legal equivalents— 1207.01(c)(i)
  • meaning, similarity in— 1207.01(b)(v)
  • no per se rule— 1207.01(a)(iv)
  • parody marks— 1207.01(b)(x)
  • past decisions of examining attorneys— 1207.01(d)(vi) ; 1216 – 1216.02
  • pharmaceuticals or medicinal products— 1207.01(d)(xii)
  • related companies and— 1201.07 – 1201.07(b)(iv)
  • relatedness of goods and/or services— 1207.01(a) – 1207.01(a)(vi)
  • reliance on identification of goods/services in application/registration— 1207.01(a)(iii)
  • similarity of marks— 1207.01(b) – 1207.01(b)(xi)
  • sophisticated purchasers— 1207.01(d)(vii)
  • sound, similarity in— 1207.01(b)(iv)
  • third-party registrations— 1207.01(d)(iii)
  • transposition of terms— 1207.01(b)(vii)
  • unity of control— 1201.07 – 1201.07(b)(iv)
  • weak marks— 1207.01(b)(ix)
• Limited liability company— 803.03(h)
  • signature by— 611.06(g)
• Limited liability corporation— 803.03(h)
• Limited liability partnership— 803.03(k)
• signature by— 611.06(h)
• Lining statement— 808.01(b)
• Living individual, name or likeness of ( See Consent to register by living individual)