Texas Federal Judge:  No Prosecution History Estoppel In Trademark Row

Mealey's (July 21, 2021, 11:33 AM EDT) -- SHERMAN, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on July 20 rejected a trademark infringement defendant’s efforts to invoke statements made by the plaintiff during the trademark application process as grounds for dismissing the case, concluding instead that “prosecution-history estoppel does not apply in trademark cases.”...