The Federal Circuit recently vacated part of its decision from three months ago, which held that “the Commission’s trademark decisions, like its patent decisions, do not have preclusive effect.”
Last week the Federal Circuit held that, like patent decisions, ITC decisions pertaining to trademarks are not entitled to preclusive effect.
BIC Corporation recently filed a complaint against six respondents for importing pocket lighters BIC alleges look too much like their pocket lighters.