Are those Rockstuds®? Valentino’s TM application denied as non-distinctive
Valentino Rockstud OA, Valentino Response Valentino filed three trademark applications (US App. Ser. Nos. 88/672,186; 88/672/019 and 88/672225) directed to different aspects of their Rockstud® shoes. Specifically, Valentino claimed that the pyramid shaped metallic studs, as applied to the t-strap and collar of a shoe, had acquired distinctiveness over the previous 5 years of commercial […]