The Hook ’em Horns of the University of Texas earned a big win in a recent trademark opposition proceeding. This is an interesting sports trademark case.
The case, the Board of Regents of the University of Texas v. Kendall A. Beaver, was brought by UT against the owner of the following trademark application:
The Applicant’s
Third-parties routinely seek extensions of time to file a Notice of Opposition against pending trademark applications. The time to oppose a trademark application is 30 days from the date of publication. An additional 30-day extension will be granted upon request, while 90 day extensions must allege good cause.
Below is a list of representative trademark
U.S. trademark opposition proceedings can be done within a reasonable time and budget
TTAB proceedings have a reputation for being extremely costly and time consuming. Yet, this is not necessarily true. Depending on your goals, it is possible to favorably resolve a TTAB contested proceeding in a relatively short amount of time and within a
A motion for summary judgment in a trademark opposition or trademark cancellation proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) can be an effective strategy. Summary judgment motions are often are filed near or at the end of discovery, prior to the trial phase of the case. Sometimes, summary judgment motions are brought even
Over 5,000 U.S. trademark oppositions are filed against trademark applications every year. Often, the opposer is a competitor of the applicant or a company that believes that it would be damaged if the U.S. trademark application were to proceed to registration.
Here are considerations to take into account when determining whether to file a U.S.
