Restaurant Software Firm Appeals Cancellation Of ‘Reserve’ Marks To 9th Circuit

Mealey's (December 15, 2017, 12:58 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Arguing that its trademarks incorporating the word “Reserve” have achieved secondary meaning and are entitled to a presumption of validity, a provider of restaurant management software tells the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in an Oct. 19 brief that a trial court erred in ordering cancellation of two of its marks and in granting judgment to an infringing competitor (Reserve Media Inc. v. Efficient Frontiers Inc., No. 17-55687, 9th Cir.)....