9th Circuit: Trademark Is Descriptive, Dispute Properly Dismissed

Mealey's (March 18, 2021, 11:24 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California did not err in dismissing allegations of trademark infringement levied in connection with “The Herbal Chef” because the disputed mark is descriptive and thus not inherently distinctive, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled March 16....