A trademark appeal board has denied registration to four trademark applications for the term “CrackBerry” for different types of goods and services, ruling that the marks would dilute Research in Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry mark.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board issued the decision in Research in Motion Ltd. v. Defining Presence Marketing Group Inc. on Feb. 27 and labeled it precedent-setting.
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