Legal Opinion
Firsthealth of the Carolinas, Inc. v. Carefirst of Maryland, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 27, 2007No. 06-1148; Opposition 91124847PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINN, Circuit Judge.
FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc. (“Fir-stHealth”) appeals from a dismissal by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) of its counterclaim to cancel trademarks registered by CareFirst of Maryland, Inc. (“CareFirst”). CareFirst of Md., Inc. v. FirstHealth of the Carolinas, Inc., Opposition Nos. 91116355, 91124847 (T.T.A.B. Dec. 2, 2005) (“Dismissal ”). Because the Board’s findings are supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1998 and 2001, FirstHealth filed intent-to-use trademark applications — Serial Nos. 75/455,343 and 76/222,230, respectively…
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