DRL Enterprises, Inc. v. North Atlantic Operating Company, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION DRL ENTERPRISES, INC.,, ) Plaintiff, } ) No. 16 C 8384 v. ) Chief Judge Rubén Castillo NORTH ATLANTIC OPERATING j COMPANY, INC., NORTH ATLANTIC ) TRADING COMPANY, INC,, and j NATIONAL TOBACCO COMPANY, j L.P., } ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER DRL Enterprises, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) filed this action under Section 21 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1071, seeking review of a decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) cancelling three federal trademarks registered…