11th Circuit Reverses, Says Trademark Erroneously Deemed Descriptive

Mealey's (May 19, 2020, 2:01 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — In a May 14 ruling, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected findings by a Florida federal judge that the “engineered tax services” trademark is invalid as merely descriptive, without assessing the question of secondary meaning or the allegation of actionable infringement (Engineered Tax Services Inc. v. Scarpello Consulting Inc., No. 18-13690, 11th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 15398)....