15 U.S.C. § 1052: Bars to registration

Citation: 15 U.S.C. § 1052

Type: Statute

Jurisdiction: Federal

Issuing body: U.S. Congress

Status: In force

Section 1052 sets out the grounds on which the USPTO may refuse registration, including under subsection (e) marks that are merely descriptive, deceptively misdescriptive, or primarily geographically descriptive. Subsection (f) allows a descriptive mark to register on proof of acquired distinctiveness.

Related guides.

• TTAB Oppositions and Cancellations
• Registering and Maintaining a Trademark

Sources.

• Cornell LII: 15 U.S.C. § 1052

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