Snap sues US Patent Office to claim a trademark for 'Spectacles'

Snapchat creator Snap has sued the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for rejecting an application the company had filed to trademark the word "spectacles" in relation to its wearable of the same name. In a complaint spotted by The Verge , Snap claims its usage of the term "evokes an incongruity between an 18th-century term for corrective eyewear and Snap's high-tech 21st-century smart glasses." The complaint stems from an ongoing disagreement between Snap and the USPTO over whether "spectac...