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substantive reasons for refusal
There are several substantive reasons for refusing registration of a mark. These include: likelihood of confusion; primarily merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive of the goods/services; primarily geographically descriptive or primarily geographically deceptively; misdescriptive of the goods/services; primarily merely a surname; or mere ornamentation. This is not a complete list of all possible grounds of refusal.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Legal services
- Category: Patent & trademark
- Company: USPTO
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- Emily
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