Category Archives: Likelihood of confusion

B&B Hardware: TTAB decisions to have preclusive effect in trademark litigation (sometimes)

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Darren Geliebter

In B&B Hardware Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. (Supreme Court 2015), the Supreme Court held that Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decisions regarding likelihood of confusion have preclusive effect in subsequent district court infringement actions “[s]o long as the … Continue reading →

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