Legal Opinion
Milo Shammas v. Margaret Focarino
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 23, 2015No. 14-1191PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge WILKINSON joined.
Judge KING wrote a dissenting opinion.
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
The Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1141n, provides that a dissatisfied trademark applicant may seek review of an adverse ruling on his trademark application either by appealing the ruling to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, id. § 1071(a)(1), or by commencing a de novo action in a federal district court, id. § 1071(b)(1). If he elects to proceed in a district court and no adverse party opposed his application before…
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