Federal Circuit:  TTAB Misapplied DuPont Factors For Trademark Application

( September 26, 2025, 5:05 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) erred in its consideration of two of the likelihood-of-confusion factors when weighing whether to allow a banking entity to register marks using the name “Aspire Bank,” a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel held Sept. 25 in an opinion that affirmed other aspects of the board’s analysis....