Precedential No. 18: TTAB Orders Cancellation of Two Registrations Under Section 14(3) Due to Registrant's Misrepresentation of Source
The TTABlog
JULY 6, 2021
Otto Kern GmbH , 83 USPQ2d 1861, 1863 (TTAB 2007). Coca-Cola submitted evidence of its ownership of the marks THUMS UP and LIMCA in India for soft drinks, where the marks are well known. The respondent’s use must be a “blatant misuse of the mark … in a manner calculated to trade on the goodwill and reputation of petitioner.”
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