United States Federal Circuit
Christian Faith Fellowsihp Church v. Adidas AG, 2016-1296
In a petition filed by Adidas, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's final judgment cancelling a Church's trademarks for failing to use the marks in commerce before registering them, on the grounds of the Church's de minimus sale of two marked hats to an out-of-state reside, is reversed where: 1) the Lanham Act defines commerce as all activity regulable by Congress; and 2) the Church's sale to an out-of-state resident fell within Congress’s power to regulate under the Commerce Clause.
Appellate Information
- Published 2016/11/14
Judges
- STOLL
Court
- United States Federal Circuit