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PT Medisafe Technologies v. United States Patent and Trademark Office

Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2023-1573 · judgment April 29, 2025


Certiorari denied · November 24, 2025
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Question presented

Does the “generic name” requirement of the trademark statute, 15 U.S.C. § 1064(3), apply equally to all marks or is there a special rule for color trademarks?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Perry Reed Clark
Law Offices of Perry R. Clark

For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Nov 24 2025
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Nov 05 2025
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/21/2025.
  3. Oct 30 2025
    Waiver of right of respondent United States Patent and Trademark Office to respond filed.
  4. Oct 01 2025
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due November 3, 2025)