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Section 2(a) - Deceptiveness:

Section 2(a) - False Association:

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Section 2(c) - Consent to Register:

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Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion:

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Section 2(e)(1) - Mere Descriptiveness:

Section 2(e)(1) - Deceptive Misdescriptiveness:

Section 2(e)(2) - Primarily Geographically Descriptive:

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Section 2(e)(3) - Primarily Geographically Deceptively Misdescriptive:

Section 2(e)(4) - Primarily Merely a Surname:

Section 2(e)(5) - Functionality:

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Abandonment:

Bona Fide Intent:

Fraud:

Genericness:

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Nonuse/Specimen of Use/Failure to Function:

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Concurrent Use:

Discovery/Evidence/Procedure:

CAFC Decisions:

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