In Meenaxi Enter. v. Coca-Cola Co., 38 F.4th 1067 (Fed. Cir. 2022) the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) reversed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) decision cancelling two registrations for marks identical to
August 2022
Modern collegiate trademark and licensing regime may face increased enforcement challenges
By Felicia Boyd (US) & Kaylee A. Sill (US) on
In The Pennsylvania State University v. Vintage Brand, LLC, 2022 U.S.P.Q.2d 653 (M.D. Pa. 2022 The Pennsylvania State University (“Penn State”) sued Vintage Brand, LLC (“Vintage”), an online retailer of screen-printed goods featuring logos and images, for violations of…
TTAB prohibits the County of Orange from registering unofficial seal and badge designs
By Felicia Boyd (US) & Kaylee A. Sill (US) on
TTAB rules RANCHERO and EL RANCHERO marks confusingly similar
By Felicia Boyd (US) & Kaylee A. Sill (US) on
In a non-precedential decision, the TTAB held that use of the word and stylized mark EL RANCHERO for “food products made of corn, namely, corn chips, tortillas and tostadas” were confusingly similar to the word and design marks RANCHERO for…
PepsiCo wins appeal over MTN DEW RISE ENERGY trademark dispute
By Felicia Boyd (US) & Kaylee A. Sill (US) on
PepsiCo. Inc. recently convinced the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to throw out a preliminary injunction granted by a New York federal judge last fall that prevented PepsiCo from using MTN DEW RISE ENERGY on its canned…