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In re Cordua Restaurants, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

823 F.3d 594 (2016)

Intellectual Property
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Cordua Restaurants (plaintiff), owner of the Churrascos restaurant chain, sought to register a stylized version of the word "CHURRASCOS," but the trademark examiner rejected the application as generic, and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board affirmed; Cordua appealed, acknowledging that "churrasco" translates to barbecue in Portuguese.

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