US Supreme Court rules on TTAB preclusion in B&B Hardware case
The US Supreme Court has ruled that decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) on likelihood of confusion should preclude any identical issues from being re-litigated in a district court.
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25 March 2015 A US Supreme Court decision on likelihood of confusion rulings in trademark cases could see parties put more resources into disputes at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, lawyers have claimed.