Legal Opinion
Ashe v. PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided November 17, 2015No. Case No.: PWG-15-144PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINON AND ORDER
Paul W. Grimm, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Keith A. Ashe claims that Defendant The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., (“PNC”) has infringed on his SPENDOLOGY trademark through PNC’s online financial services business, including the “PNC Virtual Wallet.” PNC has filed a motion to dismiss for failure to *359state a claim, arguing that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (“Trademark Board”) previous finding that PNC had priority of use of the SPENDOLOGY trademark bars Ashe’s current infringement suit. Because Ashe’s claim is barred under the doctrine of…
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