Las Vegas Trademark Attorney reports that the Second Circuit has taken the “advice” of the New York Court of Appeals and rendered a final decision in the BUKHARA “famous marks doctrine” case. Writing about the original Second Circuit opinion from last year, he says:
The court even acknowledged that its decision to reject the “famous marks” doctrine conflicts with the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Grupo Gigante S.A. de C.V. v. Dallo & Co., 391 F.3d 1088, (9th Cir. 2004) which recognized the “famous marks” doctrine with respect to federal trademark rights, and goes against famed trademark treatise author J. Thomas McCarthy, who has apparently called the decision “embarrassing” (see write-up by Seattle Trademark Lawyer and contrasting write-up by Likelihood of Confusion). This circuit conflict alone leads some (myself included) to believe that a grant of certiorari from the U.S. Supreme Court is in the future.
Yeah, contrasting! It would be great if the Supremes would take this up.
Originally posted 2014-10-06 09:52:11. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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