Spotlight Oral Care Limited

This Order is Not a
Precedent of the TTAB
Hearing: Jan. 8, 2026
Mailed: April 20, 2026
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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In re Spotlight Oral Care Limited
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Serial Nos. 79380381 (parent)
79382237
79383214
79384076
79384077
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Angela Kalsi of UB Greensfelder LLP
for Spotlight Oral Care Limited.
Jesse Nelman, Trademark Examining Attorney, Law Office 129,
Pamela Y. Willis, Managing Attorney.
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By the Board:
ORDER
Applicant, Spotlight Oral Care Limited, has filed five applications to register the
following composite marks on the Principal Register, all for:
Non-medicated mouthwash; teeth whitening preparations; teeth
whitening strips; non-medicated mouth rinses and washes; teeth
whitening mouthwash; teeth whitening strips impregnated with teeth
whitening preparations; dental bleaching gels; tooth cleaning
preparations; toothpaste; tooth polish; tooth powders; dental bleaching

Serial Nos. 79380381 (parent), 79382237, 79383214, 79384076, and 79384077
gels; cleaning preparations and cosmetic preparations for the mouth and
teeth in International Class 3, and
Dental cleaning articles; toothbrushes; baby finger toothbrushes; dental
floss picks for personal use; tape and floss for dental purposes; battery and
electric powered tooth brushes and flossers; water flossers; oral care kits
comprising toothbrushes and floss; toothbrush holders; electric
toothbrushes; interdental brushes for cleaning the teeth; toothpicks; water
apparatus for cleaning teeth and gums; parts and fittings for toothbrushes
and electric brushes, namely, electric toothbrush replacement heads, in
International Class 21:
The Trademark Examining Attorney refused registration under Section 6(a) of the
Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1056(a), on the ground that the wording MADE BY

Serial Nos. 79380381 (parent), 79382237, 79383214, 79384076, and 79384077
DENTISTS in each proposed mark is merely descriptive of Applicant’s goods, and
must be disclaimed. 15 U.S.C. § 1052(e)(1).
On March 19, 2026, the Board affirmed the refusals based on the disclaimer
requirement. 17 TTABVUE. However, the Board indicated that the disclaimer
requirement would be met, and the applications would proceed, if Applicant
submitted an appropriate disclaimer of “MADE BY DENTISTS” within thirty days of
the decision. Trademark Rule 2.142(g), 37 C.F.R. § 2.142(g). On April 17, 2026,
Applicant submitted a disclaimer of “MADE BY DENTISTS” in the applications apart
from the marks as a whole. 18 TTABVUE. The disclaimer in each application is
accepted and entered in the following form:
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use MADE BY DENTISTS apart
from the mark as shown.
Accordingly, under Trademark Rule 2.142(g), 37 C.F.R. § 2.142(g), the disclaimer
requirement has been met, and Application Serial Nos. 79380381, 79382237,
79383214, 79384076, and 79384077, with the disclaimers, will proceed to publication.