Legal Opinion
Couture v. Playdom, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 2, 2015No. 2014-1480PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
David Couture (“appellant”) appeals from a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) granting a petition by Playdom, Inc. (“appellee”) to cancel appellant’s PLAYDOM service mark. We affirm.
Background
On May 30, 2008, appellant filed an application to register the service mark PLAYDOM pursuant to Lanham Act § 1(a), 15 U.S.C. § 1051(a). As a specimen showing use of the mark, appellant submitted a “[s]creen capture of [a] website offering Entertainment Services in commerce.” App. 39. Also on May 30, 2008, appellant had created the website, which was hosted…
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