BLUE MOON wine. BLUE MOON beer. Two owners, both registered.

When the examiner says your goods are related, show the marks that already share the register across those same goods. GleanMark finds identical and near-identical pairs held by different owners: the In re Thor Tech argument, with the records attached.

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  • Live §1(a) registrations on the Principal Register only.
  • Marks compared as written, never dissected.
  • Same-owner pairs split out, related companies flagged.
Coexistence on the register
Your goods · Wine · Class 33Cited goods · Beer · Class 32
  • BLUE MOONBridgeview Vineyards, Inc.
  • RING THE BELLBuckingham Valley Vineyards Ltd.
  • TRAILBLAZERGenerations of Sonoma, LLC
  • ULTRAVIOLETSamantha Sheehan Imports, Inc.
  • HAPPY HOLIDAYSHidden Wineries Inc.
  • TRAILBLAZERAthletic Brewing Company LLCDifferent owners
  • BLUE MOONMolson Coors Beverage Company USA LLCDifferent owners
  • HOPPY HOLIDAYSShort's Brewing Company, LLCNear-identical
  • RING THE BELLConshohocken Brewing CompanyDifferent owners
  • ULTRA VIOLET4 Hands Brewing Company, LLCDifferent owners
7 pairs found · all different ownersDifferent ownersSame owner
Live register data · September 24, 2026Find pairs for your refusal

Same register, opposite reading

30,000+ §2(d) office actions used third-party registrations to argue the goods are related. Answer with the registrations that show they aren’t.

The examiner’s exhibit

One owner registers the same mark for both kinds of goods, so consumers may expect one source.

GIANT EAGLE

Grocery goods incl. coffee

GIANT EAGLE

Restaurant and café

same owner

Phoenix Intangibles Holding Company · Reg. 8145423 and Reg. 7422036

Your exhibit

Different owners hold the same mark on each side, and both registrations are live. Consumers already tell them apart.

DEKE'S

Coffee · Deke's in Delray LLC

DEKE'S

Barbecue restaurant · JMDD, LLC

different owners

Reg. 7445967 (2024) and Reg. 4959056 (2016)

Office-action count: examiner arguments GleanMark has read from the text of §2(d) office actions. GleanMark shows you both kinds of pair, so you see what the examiner will see.

How pairs are found

Two goods universes, one pass over the register.

  1. 01

    Describe both sides

    A few goods words and classes for your application, and the same for the cited registration. Words so common they would flood a side are narrowed automatically.

    By hand: Guess at TESS queries for each side and hope the same marks turn up in both.

  2. 02

    Pair the register

    Live §1(a) Principal Register marks on each side are paired when they are identical, or identical apart from words that describe the goods. Compared as written, never dissected.

    By hand: Cross-reference two result lists by eye, mark by mark.

  3. 03

    Split, check, download

    Different-owner pairs lead and same-owner pairs are shown separately. Pairs whose owners share an ownership history, address or name are flagged. Tag the pairs you want and download one zip.

    By hand: Pull assignment records for every pair to rule out related companies.

Every pair comes with both records.

Example from the wine and beer search

BLUE MOONIdentical · different owners
Affiliate check: no link found

Your side · wine

Owner
Bridgeview Vineyards, Inc.
Goods
Wine
Class
033
Reg. No.
2068550
Registered
June 10, 1997
Status
Live · §1(a) · Principal Register

Cited side · beer

Owner
Molson Coors Beverage Company USA LLC
Goods
Beer
Class
032
Reg. No.
3119888
Registered
July 25, 2006
Status
Live · §1(a) · Principal Register
In the exhibit bundle:Word evidence chart of your tagged pairsA USPTO status copy (PDF) for each registration

Why the argument works

If the same mark already sits on the register for both kinds of goods under different owners, the USPTO has already let those goods coexist.

In In re Thor Tech (TTAB 2015), 50 pairs of identical or similar marks, held by different owners for trucks and for RV trailers, persuaded the Board to reverse a refusal of TERRAIN. The argument is strongest with several clean pairs, identical marks and no corporate link between the owners, which is how GleanMark sorts the results.

Questions attorneys ask

Because they cut the other way. One company using a mark for both kinds of goods is the examiner’s evidence that the goods are related. You see them so they never surprise you.

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