Trademark case: In re Laurel Designs, LLC, USA

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board previously found the name likely to be confused with an existing “Sazerac” mark.

A Federal Circuit panel unanimously affirmed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)’s decision denying registration of the SAZERAC STITCHES mark for various categories of “retail store services,” based on likelihood of confusion with an existing SAZERAC mark (In re Laurel Designs, LLC, No. 24-1203 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 13, 2026)).

Case date: 13 January 2026
Case number: No. 24-1203
Court: United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

A full summary of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law