United States Federal Circuit

A decision of the US Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, dismissing Sharp's opposition to the registration of the mark "THINKSHARP" is affirmed where the Board properly held that a registrant's choice to contest only a word mark opposition was not barred by a default judgment in a word-and-design opposition.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/30/2006
• Published 05/30/2006

Judges

• NEWMAN, Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, LOURIE, and SCHALL Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Duane M. Byers, Nixon & Vanderhye P.C., of Arlington, Virginia, argued for appellant.   With him on the brief were Robert W. Adams and Michael E. Crawford.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sherry H. Flax, Saul Ewing LLP, of Baltimore, Maryland, argued for appellee.