23 May, 2023 Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of TACO TUESDAY: Taco Bell’s Quest to Protect Taco Lovers Nationwide By Francesca Campione In a bid to protect anyone who wants to “make, sell, and celebrate” tacos using the phrase “TACO TUESDAY” from the “possibility of legal...
04 Feb, 2022 When shall I file thee? Let me count the days. By Julie Amadeo Recently, parties to a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Opposition learned a hard lesson. In Lumber Liquidators Services, LLC v....
26 Oct, 2021 Precedential TTAB Decision Establishes Lower Standard for a Finding of Fraud on the USPTO By Kristina D'Angelo In a recent precedential decision, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board established that “reckless disregard” satisfies the requisite...
02 Nov, 2020 Federal Circuit Clarifies Standing For Trademark Cancellation Proceedings By Kimberly Maynard In Corcamore LLC v. SFM LLC, the Federal Circuit clarified the standard for bringing a cancellation proceeding under 15 U.S.C. § 1064...
18 Aug, 2020 If You Coexist, You Need Not Desist (Part One): TTAB Grants Laches Defense After 4 Years Coexistence By Kimberly Maynard In a Precedential Decision released last week, the TTAB upheld Defendant Brooklyn Brew Shop’s Section 18 amendment to its goods...
24 Feb, 2020 TTAB Precedent: Registration of J HUTTON Refused As Primarily Merely A Surname By Kimberly Maynard When Colors in Optics, Ltd. sought registration of J HUTTON for its “eyewear, eyewear frames, and sunglasses,” it likely did not...
22 Feb, 2020 TTAB Refuses Registration Of CHARLESTON HARBOR TOURS In Precedential Opinion By Kimberly Maynard In Spiritline Cruises LLC v. Tour Management Services, Inc., another precedential decision of 2020, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board...
16 Feb, 2020 TTAB Refuses Application for Motion Mark In Precedential Opinion By Kimberly Maynard In its first precedential opinion of this decade, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board tackled motion marks. A motion mark is a...
10 Dec, 2019 Pigs May Not Be Flying, But the Federal Circuit Denies Petition to Cancel Trade Dress Registration for Goats on a Roof By Kimberly Maynard On Monday, the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board refusing to cancel Al Johnson’s Swedish...
02 May, 2019 When Death Leads to Dismissal Before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board By Kimberly Maynard The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board just issued its 10th Precedential Opinion of 2019, dismissing an opposition based on Section 2(c) of...