Request For Trademark Cancellation Does Not Preclude Infringement Case

Mealey's (September 21, 2021, 1:44 PM EDT) -- PHILADELPHIA — In a Sept. 17 holding, the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals reversed and remanded findings by a New Jersey federal judge that a plaintiff’s request for cancellation of “The Ebonys” trademark by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) precludes a subsequent complaint for trademark infringement....