The two parties involved in this matter are Lion Capital, LLP (hereinafter referred to as either “Opposer” or “Registrant”) and Stone Lion Capital Partners, L.P. (hereinafter referred to as the “Applicant”). The Opposer began using the trademarks LION AND LION CAPITAL in the U.S. in 2005 and filed for registration…
On May 2, 2014, The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) rendered this precedential decision. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. v. Akea, LLC, Opposition No. 91196527 (May 2, 2014) [precedential]. This decision sends a message to trademark owners (even to those owners of “famous” marks). Similar trademarks will be allowed in…
For some time, there has been a line between alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and applicants have relied on this lack of precedential finding at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), when clearing trademarks in the beverage industry. However, Joel Gott Wines, LLC v. Rehoboth Von Gott, Inc., Opposition No. 91197659…