Brewer Can’t Use ‘Chicken Scratch’ For Beer, Federal Circuit Affirms

( April 15, 2025, 9:59 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A brewing company cannot use the mark “Chicken Scratch” in connection with beer after a Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 14 affirmed a U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision rejecting the company’s application for a trademark registration; the panel said the TTAB did not err when analyzing the proposed mark’s similarity to a restaurant company’s mark on the same phrase....