TTAB affirms a functionality refusal of green tripod legs

What the Board decided

Dave White's SitePro, LLC applied to register the color green, Pantone 2297C, applied to the legs of construction and surveyor tripods, on the Supplemental Register. TTABVUE records a final decision on August 25, 2026 affirming the refusal. The opinion affirms that refusal under Trademark Act Section 23(c), on the ground that the color is functional for those goods.

The opinion explains the result in practical terms. The claimed green provides high visibility at a distance, in daylight and in low light, and the Board treated that visibility as a utilitarian advantage for safety and ease of use. A functionality refusal bars registration. The opinion states that it is not a precedent of the TTAB.

What this decision is not

This is an ex parte appeal about one color on tripod legs. It is not a precedential rule for every green mark, and it is not a finding about anyone else's registration. The opinion and the TTABVUE docket are the sources for what the Board did.