Intellectual Property
Feb. 13, 2015
Opinion may stir up more trademark tacking litigation
The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued its first trademark opinion in 10 years, and it will have practical implications for both trademark litigants and the trial courts. By Andrea Jeffries and Tiffany Tejeda-Rodriguez
On Jan. 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its first trademark opinion in 10 years, Hana Financial Inc. v. Hana Bank. Although Hana dealt with the rarely litigated issue of trademark tacking in a jury trial - and is thus one of the less significant opinions of this term - it nevertheless will have practical implications for both trademark litigants and the trial courts.
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