Legal Opinion
Aktieselskabet Af 21. November 2001 v. Fame Jeans Inc.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 29, 2008No. 07-7105PublishedCited by 565 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.
BROWN, Circuit Judge:
For some reason, a pair of jeans labeled Jack & Jones will sell for the equivalent of $96. Clearly there is magic in the name, and Fame Jeans tried to capture that magic by registering Jack & Jones as a trademark in the United States. Aktieselskabet (Bestseller), 1 which generated the magic by selling Jack & Jones jeans elsewhere in the world, opposed Fame’s trademark application. After the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) granted summary judgment to Fame, Bestseller filed this action in district court, alleging…
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