[E-trademarks] Your morning dose of schadenfreude

Wed Feb 28 11:04:06 EST 2024

Kevin's question was "statutory basis."  If there's no statutory authority,
the regulation is a dead red herring out of water.

On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 11:01 AM Pamela Chestek via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> "[T]he United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO” or “Office”)
> promulgated Rule 42.12, which expressly authorizes the Patent Trial and
> Appeal Board (“PTAB” or “Board”) to issue sanctions to punish and deter a
> wide range of misconduct. 37 C.F.R. § 42.12. Those sanctions include, among
> others, an award of “compensatory expenses, including attorney fees.” 37
> C.F.R. § 42.12(b)(6). The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has
> recognized this regulatory power to award attorney fees as a “means for
> regulating litigation misconduct.” *See Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC v.
> Almirall, LLC*, 960 F.3d 1368, 1372 n.* (Fed. Cir. 2020) (“§ 42.12 allows
> the Board to impose sanctions including ‘attorney fees’”)."
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> https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ipr2021-01064_p127_sanctions_order_restoring_os.pdf
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> On 2/28/2024 10:34 AM, Kevin Grierson via E-trademarks wrote:
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> This is the case I’m referencing:
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> https://ipwatchdog.com/2024/01/24/vidal-awards-vlsi-attorney-fees-opensky-abuse/id=172354/#:~:text=U.S.%20Patent%20and%20Trademark%20Office,case%20between%20the%20two%20companies
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> Agreed. I do have a question, though, concerning sanctions: it has always
> been my understanding that neither the TTAB nor the PTAB could award
> monetary sanctions, but I recently read a decision by the Director in a
> patent case awarding attorneys fees. I’m not sure of the statutory basis
> for that award, but I wonder if that might not be available in Trademark
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 28, 2024 9:12:31 AM
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> To save you the click-through, Monster Energy opposed (LAIKABEAST) for
> mugs and plates, based on various registrations for slogans in the form
> "[verb] THE [adjective] BEAST," like Unleash the Beast, Unleash the Nitro
> Beast, and Rehab the Beast.
>
> But why not, if you're Monster Energy? You gain a reputation as a
> litigant, therefore giving anyone pause who thinks of using MONSTER (or
> apparently now BEAST) for anything all all. You know the cost of your
> registration is going to include an opposition by the TTAB and few are
> going to elect that choice. There's no sanction at the TTAB, although in
> this case if it was federal court I think there would be a good basis for
> sanctions. Monster Energy has nothing to lose.
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> On 2/28/2024 7:11 AM, Kevin Grierson via E-trademarks wrote:
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> Few things go better with your morning cup of coffee than Monster Energy
> getting whacked by the TTAB. They keep trying, though. Seriously, how long
> before Toho gets a cease-and-desist letter from them for calling Godzilla
> "king of the monsters"?
> http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2024/02/first-dupont-factor-brings-ttab.html?m=1
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