15 November 2021TrademarksAlex Baldwin

Fed Circ rules that non-TM holders can tackle exclusivity claims

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has vacated a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision in a dispute between two companies over exclusive use of the “Galperti” trademark.

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