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December 30, 2021
SC Trademark Law Our 2021 annual update regarding Trademark Laws in South Carolina is now live on Thomson Reuters Practical Law website. The Q&A guide to South Carolina laws protecting trademarks addresses the governing of trademark registration, infringement, dilution, counterfeiting, unfair competition, and deceptive trade practices. For attorneys without access to Westlaw, a PDF of […]
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January 10, 2021
Australian Therapeutic Supplies Pty. Ltd. v Naked TM, LLC No. 2019-1567 Fed. Cir. December 4 , 2020 Circuit Judge Wallach, dissenting from denial of a petition for rehearing en banc. Naked and Australian both sell condoms. Pursuant to an “informal” settlement agreement, Australian agreed that it would not use or register the mark NAKED for […]
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September 22, 2018
ZHENG CAI, DBA TAI CHI GREEN TEA INC., Appellant v. DIAMOND HONG, INC., Appellee 2018-1688 Decided: August 27, 2018 The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) canceled the registration of mark “WU DANG TAI CHI GREEN TEA” due to a likelihood of confusion pursuant to 15 U.S.C. § 1052(d) with Diamond Hong, Inc.’s (“Diamond Hong”) […]
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July 26, 2017
SHEILA LYONS, DVM, Appellant v. THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SPORTS MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, Appellee 2016-2055 Decided: June 8, 2017 This is an appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s cancellation of Appellant Lyon’s registration of the service mark THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SPORTS MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION (“the mark”) on the Supplemental Register […]
