«Because we conclude that the petitioner» claims are barred, we need not decide the substantive issue
of genericness of respondent» (NAR) registered marks,» said the board.
What begins as a somewhat promising mix between «Grumpy Old Men» and «Ocean's Eleven,» however, quickly turns into a pedestrian, paint - by - numbers comedy that wallows in its
own genericness.
In a couple of months, after the tablet - centric Android 3.0 becomes de rigeur for any decent producer of Android - powered knick - nacks and bobbles, we'll enter a new phase of Android tablets where across - the -
field genericness is offset by the taste and utility of Honeycomb.
Grounds for these actions include claims of priority, likelihood of confusion, descriptiveness,
genericness, or abandonment, among others.
A more direct challenge to that «
genericness» may come very soon.