Legal Opinion
In Re California Innovations, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 22, 2003No. 02-1407PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
California Innovations, Inc. (CA Innovations), a Canadian-based corporation, appeals the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s refusal to register its mark— CALIFORNIA INNOVATIONS. Citing section 2(e)(3) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(e)(3) (2000), the Board concluded that the mark was primarily geographically deceptively misdescriptive. Because the Board applied an outdated standard in its analysis under § 1052(e)(3), this court vacates the Board’s decision and remands.
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CA Innovations filed an intent-to-use trademark application, Serial No. 74/650,-703, on March 23,…
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