{"id":398,"date":"2025-08-29T16:47:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T07:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/?page_id=398"},"modified":"2025-09-01T13:56:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T04:56:31","slug":"trademark-distinctiveness-analysis-ks2-logo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/trademark-distinctiveness-analysis-ks2-logo\/","title":{"rendered":"Trademark Distinctiveness Analysis: KS2 Logo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Case Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Appeal Number: 2024-20478<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Date: August 13, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trademark: KS2 (Logo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/66c19942ab4ba346fdb64ccc04cde373.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-399\" style=\"width:157px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/66c19942ab4ba346fdb64ccc04cde373.png 414w, https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/66c19942ab4ba346fdb64ccc04cde373-300x86.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goods: Class 28 Golf clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Decision Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The trademark application for 'KS2 (Logo)' was rejected under Article 3(1)(v) of the Trademark Act, on the grounds that the mark was considered very simple and common. The applicant appealed this decision, limiting the scope of goods to 'golf clubs' in Class 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The examiner had determined that the mark consisted solely of two Roman letters and a numeral, a format typically used for product or type numbers, and therefore lacked distinctiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the Board of Appeal found that the 'KS2 (Logo)' mark differed from standard product identifiers. Each character in the mark was stylized with a unique font, contributing to its overall distinctiveness. The Board concluded that the mark was not very simple or common and reversed the examiner\u2019s decision, allowing the trademark to be registered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Commentary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This decision highlights the criteria used to assess whether a mark is considered 'very simple and common.' Unlike typical product numbers, which are usually presented in uniform, high-visibility fonts, the 'KS2 (Logo)' features stylized characters with varying fonts, enhancing its distinctiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Case Information Appeal Number: 2024-20478 Date: August 13, 2025 Trademark: KS2 (Logo) Goods: Class 28 Golf cl [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lightning_design_setting":{"layout":"default"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-398","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":403,"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/398\/revisions\/403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogpat.com\/tm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}