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Knobbe Martens

A Certification Mark May Be Famous for Any Reason and May Connote More Than the Product’s Place of Origin

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Before Lourie, Clevenger and Hughes. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Summary:  Fame and likelihood of confusion analyses must thoroughly consider all relevant factors and evidence, including the potential...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Unbranded Brandy: COGNAC Certification Mark Matters, Even in Hip-Hop

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The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated a ruling from the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board, disagreeing with the Board’s dismissal of Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac’s opposition to a trademark...more

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