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May 9, 2022

The Opposition, Cancellation and District Court Trifecta

Here we have multiple businesses originally operated by a husband and wife, now divorced and now adverse to each other, and the same rights to the same trademark litigated in three different venues. There are a couple of lessons here. One, put forward your best case at the TTAB. If you lose at the TTAB […] Continue reading

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June 22, 2011

Privity as a Sword

Awhile back I reported on a case where a jus tertii defense was allowed to go forward. The defendant, Baroody Imports, claimed that its licensor, Orouba Agrifoods Processing Company, an Egyptian company and not a party to the suit, really owned the “Basma” trademark Baroody was accused of infringing, not plaintiff United Food Imports. But […] Continue reading

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