Converse, Inc. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
DYK , Circuit Judge .
Converse, Inc., appeals from a final determination of the International Trade Commission ("ITC") that held invalid Converse's trademark in the midsole design of its Chuck Taylor All Star shoes, U.S. Trademark Registration No. 4,398,753 ("the '753 trademark"). Because it found the registered mark invalid and that Converse could not establish the existence of common-law trademark rights, the ITC determined there was no violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. § 1337 (2012), by the importation of the accused products. The ITC nonetheless…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
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