Legal Opinion
In Re Bose Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 31, 2009No. 2008-1448PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MICHEL, Chief Judge.
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) found that Bose Corporation (“Bose”) committed fraud on the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) in renewing Registration No. 1,633,789 for the trademark WAVE. Bose Corp. v. Hexawave, Inc., 88 USPQ2d 1332, 1338 (T.T.A.B.2007). Bose appeals the Board’s order cancelling the registration in its entirety. Because there is no substantial evidence that Bose intended to deceive the PTO in the renewal process, we reverse and remand.
I. BACKGROUND
Bose initiated an opposition against the HEXAWAVE trademark application by…
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