USPTO denies Caleb Williams's effort to trademark "Iceman"
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Key Points:
- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has initially refused Caleb Williams's trademark application for the term "Iceman" due to similarity with LaCrosse's existing trademark for an "Iceman" line of insulated boots.
- The USPTO's June 24 decision states that the marks are identical and that some products in Williams's application could be confused with LaCrosse's products.
- Caleb Williams has the right to appeal the USPTO's refusal.
- The trademark filing stirred controversy because former NBA star George Gervin was famously nicknamed "Iceman," but he never secured federal trademark protection for the term.
