[E-trademarks] Is this a Big Deal or not?

[Pamela Chestek]

Link to the decision: https://www.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinions/221659.P.pdf

Pam

Pamela S. Chestek
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On 6/14/2024 4:03 AM, John L. Welch via E-trademarks wrote:
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> A question for the administrative law experts on the list.
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> Is this a big deal?
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> 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.”
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> From 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.”
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> JLW
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