California Federal Judge Dismisses Mark Cancellation Request Sua Sponte

Mealey's (October 1, 2020, 1:19 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — In a Sept. 29 order, a federal judge in California granted a declaratory judgment plaintiff summary judgment that it has not infringed a competing credit union's trademarks while also sua sponte dismissing a counterclaim seeking cancellation of the plaintiff's mark; the same day, the judge issued a separate order rejecting the plaintiff's allegation that the defendant's trademark was procured by fraud (San Diego County Credit Union v. Citizen's Equity First Credit Union, No. 18-967, S.D. Calif., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 179341)....