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May 31, 2023
ST BARTH® Prevails in Trademark Opposition Case Charleston intellectual property attorney B.C. Killough recently prevailed in a trademark opposition case before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in an opinion issued in May of 2023. The Board sustained opposition to the federal trademark registration of Poupette St Barth, which was deemed to be confusingly similar to the trademark […]
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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 6, 2021
Precedential No. 46: Registrant Proves Intent to Resume Use The service mark A.W. Shuck’s will continue to be registered to its Charleston owner by the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Registered patent attorney B.C. Killough prevailed in a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board challenge to his client, Awshucks SC, LLC. The Board issued […]
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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 […]
