Fross Zelnick partner Charles T.J. Weigell III successfully persuaded the USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) to reverse disclaimer requirements on behalf of our client LEGO involving applications for “Monkie Kid” in logo form with Chinese characters. The examining attorney had previously required disclaimer of KID and the transliteration of the corresponding Chinese characters apart from the mark and denied registration. The decision recognized that these elements of the mark merged together with other features to form a unitary whole and thus were not subject to disclaimer.