Opinions

This morning the Federal Circuit released one precedential opinion, one nonprecedential opinion, and one nonprecedential order. The precedential opinion affirms a judgment of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. The nonprecedential opinion affirms a judgment of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The nonprecedential order dismisses an appeal. Here are the introductions to the opinions and a link to the order.

Luca McDermott Catena Gift Trust v. Fructuoso-Hobbs SL (Precedential)

Luca McDermott Catena Gift Trust (“Appellant”) appeals from a consolidated decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“the Board”) dismissing its petitions to cancel the registered marks ALVAREDOS-HOBBS and HILLICK AND HOBBS. Luca McDermott Catena Gift Trust v. Fructuoso-Hobbs SL, Nos. 92079918, 92079919 (T.T.A.B. Nov. 17, 2022), J.A. 1–11 (“Decision”). Because the Board correctly concluded that Appellant lacks a statutory right to seek cancellation of those marks under 15 U.S.C. § 1064, we affirm.

Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc. (Nonprecedential)

Google LLC (“Google”) appeals a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) final written decision concluding that claims 1‒5, 7‒12, 14‒16, 18, and 20 of U.S. Patent No. 10,229,586 (“the ’586 patent”) are unpatentable. Sonos, Inc. v. Google LLC, No. IPR2021-00964, 2022 WL 5265117 (P.T.A.B. Oct. 6, 2022) (“Decision”). For the reasons below, we affirm.

Dismissal