Intellectual Property
Aug. 14, 2024
The Federal Circuit vacated a wrong, finding Cognac and hip-hop were linked by a song
The Federal Circuit has vacated a decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to dismiss an opposition against a trademark application for a hip-hop record label using the term COGNAC.
Jane Shay Wald
Partner Emeritus, Irell & Manella LLP
Jane Shay Wald is a partner emeritus with Irell & Manella LLP in the L.A. office, and is chair of the firm's trademark practice group.
How important is the relationship between music - especially hip-hop music - and cognac? The Federal Circuit found it important enough to vacate the opinion below and remand the question to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB"). In an appeal from a case dismissing an Opposition, Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac, Institut National Des Appellations D'Origine v. Cologne & Cognac Entertainment, No. 23-1100 filed August 6, 2024, the Federal Circui...
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