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Jul. 16, 2002
Owners Can Forfeit Trademark Rights If They Don't Exercise Quality Control
Focus Column - By Robert B. Burlingame - Trademark owners and their attorneys beware! As the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed earlier this year, owners unintentionally can forfeit their trademark rights if they fail to exercise quality control after granting another party the right to use a trademark. Barcamerica Int'l USA Trust v. Tyfield Importers , 2002 WL 850825 (9th Cir. May 6, 2002).
By Robert B. Burlingame
Trademark owners and their attorneys beware! As the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals confirmed earlier this year, owners unintentionally can forfeit their tra...
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