The Supreme Court Denies Cert Challenging the Use of Third-Party Registrations and Website Printouts as Evidence of Actual Use

Feb 8, 2016SCOTUS, Pharmaceuticals, Trademark Trial & Appeal Board

The U.S. Supreme Court denied New Millennium Sports, S.L.U.’s (New Millennium) writ to review the Federal Circuit’s holding overturning a decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). New Millennium is a Spanish company that owns a trademark with an animal paw print element and the word “KELME” in connection with sports clothing. In 2009, Jack Wolfskin Ausrustung Fur Draussen GmbH & Co. KGAA (Jack Wolfskin) applied for a trademark with a paw print design in connection with clothing. New Millennium filed an opposition against Jack Wolfskin in 2010.

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