context: Here, Defendant insists that Plaintiffs' marks are merely descriptive, as they are indisputably derived from the Latin word "Rex," meaning "king," and the prefix "el," referring to "electrical" supplies. (See Pls.' Resp. to Separate Stmt, of Undisputed Material Facts P 11.) Specifically, Defendant maintains that, because the meaning which can be ultimately extrapolated from this combination is "King of Electrical Suppliers," the marks are "laudatory."
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 923 F.2d 923, 927
citation_a.parenthetical: "Marks that are laudatory and that describe the alleged qualities or characteristics of a product or service are descriptive marks."
citation_a.sentence: See, e.g., In re Nett Designs, 236 F.3d 1339, 1341 (Fed.Cir.2001) (“Laudatory marks that describe the alleged merit of the goods are descriptive because they simply describe the characteristics or quality of the goods in a condensed form.”); see also Murphy v. Provident Mut. Life Ins. Co., 923 F.2d 923, 927 (2d Cir.1990) (“Marks that are laudatory and that describe the alleged qualities or characteristics of a product or service are descriptive marks.”).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 236 F.3d 1339, 1341
citation_b.parenthetical: "Laudatory marks that describe the alleged merit of the goods are descriptive because they simply describe the characteristics or quality of the goods in a condensed form."
citation_b.sentence: See, e.g., In re Nett Designs, 236 F.3d 1339, 1341 (Fed.Cir.2001) (“Laudatory marks that describe the alleged merit of the goods are descriptive because they simply describe the characteristics or quality of the goods in a condensed form.”); see also Murphy v. Provident Mut. Life Ins. Co., 923 F.2d 923, 927 (2d Cir.1990) (“Marks that are laudatory and that describe the alleged qualities or characteristics of a product or service are descriptive marks.”).