9th Circuit Tosses Appeal Over ‘MARS’ Word Mark After Dismissal Stipulation

( December 2, 2024, 1:55 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 29 dismissed an appeal of a California federal judge’s order that defendant advertising firms begin winding down their use of the word mark “MARS,” after the defendant firms stipulated with a plaintiff advertising firm to the voluntary dismissal of the appeal....