Mealey's (March 3, 2020, 1:25 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Feb. 28 decision, the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals agreed with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board that “The Joint” as applied to a trademark applicant’s services is merely descriptive and, thus, generic (In re: JC Hospitality LLC, Nos. 2018-2048, -2049, Fed. Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 6107)....