Intellectual PropertyFederal Circuit Court Leaves One Issue Unresolved on Trademark Incontestability and Fraud on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
12/27/2023by Thomas Fee
A trademark registration is presumptively valid for five years. However, after that time period, the rights to the trademark may become incontestable if the registrant proves the statutory requirements. One important recent federal circuit case is Great Concepts Management Group v. Chutter, Inc., WL 6854647 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 18, 2023). The Trademark Trial and Appeal...