# TTAB Rulings: August 2026

> Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decisions tracked this month, week by week.

- [An online-publication identification can cover an owner's own journal](https://distinctive-mark.com/rulings/in-re-american-aging-association/index.md): An identification limited to online journal publication can cover publishing one's own journal online; GEROSCIENCE specimen refusal reversed. (2026-08-26)
- [Naming a product by its defining technique can make the name generic](https://distinctive-mark.com/rulings/in-re-caretaker-medical/index.md): The name of a technique that defines a type of product can be generic for the product, even with a single seller; PULSE DECOMPOSITION ANALYSIS refused for patient monitors. (2026-08-07)