Bona Fide Use Of Mark Required Under Lanham Act, 9th Circuit Says

Mealey's (July 20, 2021, 9:09 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California did not err in granting Apple Inc. summary judgment on allegations that the tech giant infringed the “Memoji” trademark, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled July 13, because the purported owner of the mark failed to demonstrate bona fide use of “Memoji” in commerce....