11th Circuit Reverses Rejection Of Service Mark Infringement Claim

(October 4, 2017, 1:28 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — A Georgia federal judge’s grant of summary judgment on behalf of a service mark infringement defendant was reversed and remanded Oct. 3 by the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, which deemed controlling a 1975 case that extended protection for federally registered service marks to goods, beyond the area of registration listed in a service mark certificate (Savannah College of Art and Design v. Sportswear Inc., No. 15-13830, 11th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 19168)....