Legal Opinion
Booking.com. B v. v. U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 4, 2019No. 17-2458; 17-2459PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (the "USPTO") and Booking.com ("Booking.com") both appeal the district court's summary judgment ruling regarding the protectability of the proposed trademark BOOKING.COM. 1 The USPTO appeals on the ground that the district court erred in concluding that BOOKING.COM is a protectable mark. Booking.com cross appeals, arguing that it should not be required to pay the USPTO's attorneys fees under 15 U.S.C. § 1071 (b)(3). For the reasons that follow we affirm as to both the appeal and the cross-appeal.
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