9th Circuit: Confusion Unlikely In Dispute Over Distilled Spirits

Mealey's (April 22, 2022, 1:47 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — In an April 21 holding, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals clarified that “under the distinctive regime established for the Madrid Protocol,” a foreign appellant’s subsequent bona fide use of its registered trademark on certain products gives rise to a priority of right to enforce the trademark under the Lanham Act....