SportsChannel Associates v. Commissioner of Patents & Trademarks

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge:

This action arises out of two service mark applications made by the plaintiff, Sport-sChannel Associates (the “plaintiff’ or “SCA”) to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) (collectively referred to with the defendant Commissioner of Patent and Trademarks as the “defendant” or “Government”) to register the name “SportsChannel” and its design or logo. The PTO rejected SCA’s application to register the name and determined that it would accept an application for the logo, if registered subject to certain conditions. SCA did…