[E-trademarks] CAFC handed down its opinion in In re Chestek today.

Thu Feb 15 11:01:04 EST 2024

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Subject: RE: CAFC handed down its opinion in In re Chestek today.

Maybe a request for en banc reconsideration would be worth pursuing?

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Subject: RE: CAFC handed down its opinion in In re Chestek today.

I have read this decision and am curious what others think of the reasoning.  I find the last part of the decision (page 13) particularly perplexing.  Isn’t it circular to say that an agency doesn’t have to prepare for every eventuality, especially when there is nothing in the record about privacy concerns, when there wasn’t a reason for people to be concerned about privacy during the notice and comment period?  And anyway how is this change not a substantive rule that affects individual rights and obligations when it affects individuals’ privacy rights?

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