HERITAGE ALLIANCE V. AMERICAN POLICY ROUNDTABLE - Before Prost, Taranto, and Stark. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Continuous-use evidence is not necessarily prima facie evidence of acquired distinctiveness...more
CERAMTEC GMBH v. COORSTEK BIOCERAMICS LLC - Before Lourie, Taranto, and Stark. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. A utility patent may still be considered strong...more
DOLLAR FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. v. BRITTEX FINANCIAL, INC. [OPINION] - Before Prost, Taranto, and Hughes. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The zone of natural...more
SWAGWAY, LLC v. ITC [REVISED OPINION - PRECEDENTIAL] -
Before Dyk, Mayer, and Clevenger. Appeal from the International Trade Commission.
Summary: Although the ITC must strictly comply with its rules, failure to do so...more
8/25/2019
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Appeals ,
Claim Preclusion ,
Consent Order ,
Harmless Error ,
Initial Determination (ID) ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Section 337 ,
Trademark Infringement ,
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