The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a ruling from the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board, disagreeing with the Board’s dismissal of Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac’s opposition to a trademark...more
8/15/2024
/ Appeals ,
Certification Marks ,
Dilution ,
Dismissals ,
DuPont Factors ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Remand ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
Vacated
Addressing for the first time the question of enforceability of a priority of right in a trademark granted pursuant to the Madrid Protocol where the registrant’s actual use in commerce began after the allegedly infringing...more