Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama et al v. Houndstooth Mafia Enterprises LLC et al

  1. March 23, 2016

    USPTO Takes Alabama TTAB Ruling To 11th Circ.

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Wednesday lodged an appeal of an Alabama federal judge's ruling last month that forced the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to erase one of its precedential rulings without cause.

  2. February 24, 2016

    TTAB Can't 'Ignore' Order To Erase TM Ruling, Judge Says

    An Alabama federal judge on Tuesday told the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board that it couldn't "ignore" his previous order to erase one of its own precedential rulings, deepening a rare clash between the trademark board and a reviewing court.

  3. October 02, 2015

    USPTO Not Backing Down From TM Fight With Alabama Judge

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has quietly found itself in an unusual showdown that trademark experts haven't seen before: fighting back against a federal judge who ordered the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to erase one of its precedent-setting opinions.

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