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B&B Hardware v Hargis Industries Trademark Registration

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Beware! A Trademark Trial and Appeals Board Decision Can Stop You in Your Tracks

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It has been a few years since the Supreme Court decision in the case B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., and we are beginning to see the aftermath in the district courts. In B&B Hardware, the Supreme Court held...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Cesari S.R.L. v. Peju Province Winery L.P.: Relying on Supreme Court Precedent, District Court Holds that Trademark Trial & Appeal...

Federal district courts continue to apply the Supreme Court’s ruling in B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Indus., Inc., 135 S.Ct. (2015) with unpredictable results. The latest such example comes from the Southern District of New...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

New Dangers at the TTAB

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office has recently become a more dangerous place....more

Nossaman LLP

Branding Checklist: Boom Or Bust 2016

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2016 is already upon us! Now is a good time to thoroughly review your business’ branding, advertising and trademark portfolio. Your trademark represents the goodwill of your business, and therefore proper procurement,...more

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Trademark Practitioners Beware: Issue Preclusion May Now Apply to TTAB Findings More Often Than You Think

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Trademark owners and practitioners who took heart in the Supreme Court's seemingly confined holding that issue preclusion can but does not necessarily apply to likelihood of confusion determinations by the Trademark Trial and...more

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Trademark Review | April 2015

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The Supreme Court Rules TTAB Findings May Have Preclusive Effect in Later Federal Court Proceedings - B&B and Hargis have long contested each other’s rights in the mark "SEALTIGHT" for fasteners. B&B was the first to...more

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