Intellectual Property Law
New Matter SUMMER 2015 Volume 40, Number 2
Content
- 2015 New Matter Author Submission Guidelines
- Case Comments
- Contents
- Copyright Interest Group
- Entertainment and Sports Law Interest Group
- Federal Circuit Review
- Intellectual Property Section Executive Committee 2014-2015
- Intellectual Property Section Interest Group Representatives 2014-2015
- International Ip Developments
- Legislation Update
- Letter from the Chair
- Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
- Licensing Interest Group
- Litigation Interest Group
- MCLE Self-Study Article
- Newsflash
- Ninth Circuit Report
- Patent Interest Group
- Patently "Wrong:" Scotus rules that the Federal Circuit has Misused the "De Novo" Standard when Reviewing Claim Construction Determinations
- Runaway jurisprudence: Has the "But For" Test for Proving Inequitable Conduct in Patent Cases Gone Awry, Gone Rogue, or Gone Quiet?
- The Licensing Corner
- The Moral of B&B Hardware: Companies Need to Be Strategic in Trademark Actions Before the Ttab
- The State Bar of California Intellectual Property Alumni
- Trademark Interest Group
- Civil Case on Redskins Heats Up: Pro-Football, Inc. v. Amanda Blackhorse, et al.
Civil Case on REDSKINS Heats Up: Pro-Football, Inc. v. Amanda Blackhorse, et al.1
MARINA LEWIS Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Bunner, LLP
CAROLE BARRETT Barrett IP Law
INTRODUCTION
The protracted legal bactle challenging the registration of various REDSKINS trademarks shows no signs of slowing down or cooling off. Almost a year after a divided Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) panel ordered the cancellation of six trademark registrations for REDSKINS-formative marks owned by the Washington football team of the same name, the parties are once again deep in the thick of a contentious and controversial battle in both the courts of law and public opinion.