A district court should not have applied the doctrine of claims preclusion in the primary dispute over the mark IDHAYAM, based on a prior TTAB proceeding, but the mark owner waived its claims as to…
There was no evidence that the firm’s marks achieved secondary meaning, and the same marks were being used as trademarks as well as service marks in the advertising space.
Plaintiffs and Appellants…
Plaintiff Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Inc. ("SMRI") did not provide the jury with sufficient proof that its unregistered marks "Sturgis," "Sturgis Motorcycle Rally," and "Sturgis Rally & Races" marks…
Despite recent U.S. Supreme Court cases holding that laches does not apply within the limitations periods for patent and copyright claims, laches is available as a defense to a cancellation claim…
