Legal Opinion
Coach Services, Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 21, 2012No. 2011-1129PublishedCited by 206 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’MALLEY, Circuit Judge.
Coach Services, Inc. (“CSI”) appeals from the final decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) dismissing its opposition to Triumph Learning, LLC’s (“Triumph”) use-based applications to register the mark COACH for educational materials used to prepare students for standardized tests. The Board found that: (1) there was no likelihood of confusion between the parties’ COACH marks; (2) CSI failed to prove likelihood of dilution; and (3) although Triumph’s marks are merely descriptive, they have acquired secondary meaning, and thus are entitled to…
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