Guest Blogger: Ashley Ann Czechowski, University at Buffalo Law student On December 2, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments to decide if decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) to refuse or cancel registration of a trademark should be binding in subsequent trademark infringement litigation. In the case of B&B Hardware, […]
The latest turn in wine-related trademark law comes from the recent Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision of In re AOP LLC. In this case, the TTAB rejected AOP LLC ‘s (the applicant) attempt to register the word mark “AOP” because the mark was both deceptive and mis-descriptive. What does AOP stand for?: Appellation […]
Recently I wrote a blog post regarding the alleged infringement of the trademark. Now the national drugstore chain Walgreens believes that the Wegmans logo looks too much like the Walgreens registered trademark (.PDF). So they have opposed Wegmans new trademark registration application (.PDF) and filed a federal lawsuit claiming infringement. Take a look at the […]