Mealey's (October 23, 2019, 12:13 PM EDT) -- CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In what he said “appears to be a matter of first impression in this Circuit and perhaps nationally,” a North Carolina federal judge on Oct. 21 found that a dissatisfied trademark applicant who appeals an adverse ruling by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) to the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals waives the right to also seek review in federal district court of subsequently issued TTAB decisions involving the same application (Vanguard LLC, et al. v. Frito-Lay North America Inc., No. 17-652, W.D. N.C., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 182242)....