TTAB Upholds Section 2(e)(5) Functionality Refusal of Office Chair Wheel Configuration

The Board put the brakes on Applicant Equiper, LLC's attempt to register a mark comprising the three-dimensional configuration of an office chair wheel (shown immediately below). The Board, relying in part on a third-party utility patent, found the configuration to be functional under Section 2(e)(5). In re Equiper, LLC , Serial No. 98448363 (July 30, 2026) [not precedential] (Opinion by Judge…