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TMEP 1209.03: Considerations Relevant to Determination of Descriptiveness or Genericness

October 2017 Edition of the TMEP

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1209.03    Considerations Relevant to Determination of Descriptiveness or Genericness

The following sections discuss factors and situations that often arise during a determination of whether a mark is descriptive or generic.