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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/14/2024 4:03 AM, John L. Welch via
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
Fourth Circuit on Thursday revived Bacardi's lawsuit
challenging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's decision
to renew an expired trademark registration for Havana Club
rum, finding such registration renewals can be reviewed by
the courts.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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the opinion: “We conclude that the Lanham Act does not
foreclose an APA action for judicial review of the PTO’s
compliance with statutes and regulations governing trademark
registration renewal. We therefore reverse the district
court’s judgment.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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L. Welch<span style="color:#0E74AE"><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p>
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to Practice:</span><span
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New York, and Washington, DC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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