On August 9, 2016, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Arendi S.A.R.L. v. Apple Inc., Appeal No. 15-2073 (Fed. Cir. 2016). In the case, the Federal Circuit holds: “Because the Board’s presumption that adding a search for phone numbers to Pandit would be ‘common sense’ was conclusory and unsupported by substantial …

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has rejected Whole Foods’ application for the trademark WORLD’S HEALTHIEST GROCERY STORE. Whole Foods filed its initial application on June 23, 2016. In its application, Whole Foods disclaimed any exclusive right to the use of the term “grocery store.” In the Office Action refusing registration, the trademark examining …