Two of the main substantive causes for refusals of U.S. federal trademark applications are descriptiveness refusals (under Section 2(e) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. '1052(e)(1)) and likelihood of confusion refusals (under Section 2(d) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. '1052(d)).
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Two of the main substantive causes for refusals of U.S. federal trademark applications are descriptiveness refusals (under Section 2(e) of the Lanham Act, and likelihood of confusion refusals (under Section 2(d)) of the Act.
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