In re Miracle Tuesday, LLC
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
695 F.3d 1339 (2012)
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Jean-Pierre Klifa, who had lived and worked in Paris for 22 years, owned Miami-based Miracle Tuesday, LLC (Miracle). Miracle applied to register "JPK PARIS 75" for fashion accessories that were not actually designed or made in Paris. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the Board) found the mark primarily geographically deceptively misdescriptive and refused registration. Miracle appealed, arguing that Klifa's genuine connections to Paris should save the mark.
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Whether a trademark that is primarily geographically deceptively misdescriptive is registrable.