Legal Opinion
Barcamerica International USA Trust v. Tyfield Importers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 6, 2002No. 01-15973PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge.
We must decide whether a company engaged in “naked licensing” of its trademark, thus resulting in abandonment of the mark and ultimately its cancellation.
I
This case involves a dispute over who may use the “Leonardo Da Vinci” trademark for wines.
A
Barcamerica International USA Trust (“Barcamerica”) traces its rights in the Leonardo Da Vinci mark to a February 14, 1984 registration granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”), on an application filed in 1982.1 On August 7, 1989, the PTO acknowledged the mark’s “incontestability.” See 15 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Taco Cabana International, Inc. v. Two Pesos, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Robert R. Henn v. National Geographic SocietyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Don Kirshner, and Schumaier, Roberts & McKinsey v. Uniden Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- United States v. Eric J. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by75 opinions
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- Demaree v. PedersonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2018
- Barcamerica International USA Trust, a California Trust, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant v. Tyfield Importers, Inc., a Corporation Cantine Leonardo Da Vinci Soc. Coop., A.R.L., an Entity of Italy, Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees v. George Gino Barca, Third-Party-DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp. v. United Nuclear Corp.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 2007
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