A Texas pawn shop operator had prior common law rights for similar marks and overlapping pawn services, making Dollar Financial’s MONEY MART marks likely to cause confusion.The U.S. Court of Appeals…
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) correctly found opposer’s mark highly descriptive, unsupported by sufficient evidence of acquired distinctiveness and ineligible for protection.
The U.S…
District court erred in dismissing infringement claims for failure to articulate trade dress with precision; unfair competition claims revived as federal claims reinstated.
The U.S. Court of Appeals…
The court also exceeded its discretion in awarding attorney fees to the plaintiff.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed part of a federal district court's judgment in a trademark…
