Intellectual Property News and Reports

Charger Ventures LLC appeals from a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decision that denied registration of Charger’s trademark SPARK LIVING on grounds of likelihood of confusion with an earlier registered trademark, SPARK. On appeal, Charger challenges the Board’s likelihood of... Read more →

The Coca-Cola Company (“Coca-Cola”) distributes a Thums Up cola and Limca lemon-lime soda in India and other foreign markets. Meenaxi Enterprise, Inc. (“Meenaxi”) has distributed a Thums Up cola and a Limca lemon-lime soda in the United States since 2008... Read more →

Tiger Lily Ventures Ltd. (“Tiger Lily”) appeals from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) sustaining two oppositions that Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays”) had filed against Tiger Lily’s applications for... Read more →

The panel affirmed the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction in favor of AK Futures LLC, a manufacturer of e-cigarette and vaping products, in a copyright and trademark infringement action in which AK Futures alleges that Boyd Street Distro,... Read more →

Vox Populi Registry Ltd. (“Vox”) appeals a final decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) affirming the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (“USPTO”) refusal of U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 87/187,215 (“the ’215 application”) for (“the stylized... Read more →

In September 2007, Galperti S.r.l. (Galperti-Italy), to support its application to the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) for registration of the mark GALPERTI, told the PTO that, in the five preceding years, its use of the mark was “substantially exclusive.”... Read more →

In this trademark case, the appellants, Piano Factory Group, Inc., and Sweet 16 Musical Properties, Inc. (collectively, “Sweet 16”), seek review of a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB” or “Board”) that ordered the cancellation of a... Read more →

Authentic Apparel Group, LLC (“Authentic”) and Ron Reuben (“Reuben”) (collectively, “Appellants”) appeal from the decision of the United States Court of Federal Claims (“the Claims Court”) granting summary judgment in favor of the government. Authentic Apparel Grp., LLC v. United... Read more →

Corcamore LLC appeals an order of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The Board entered default judgment as a sanction against Corcamore, which resulted in the cancellation of Corcamore’s trademark registration for SPROUT. On... Read more →

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board determined that Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty. Ltd. (“Australian”) lacks standing to petition for cancellation of a trademark registration. The Board reasoned that Australian could not show an interest in the cancellation proceeding or a... Read more →