Navigating Consent Agreements: Lessons from In re Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla
In October 2025, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) issued a precedential opinion that offers lessons on the limits of consent agreements in overcoming likelihood of confusion (section 2(d))...
(Intend To) Use It or Lose It: Proving Bona Fide Intent Before the TTAB
In a precedential opinion issued in September 2025, the TTAB sustained the opposition of the mark, HOTEL EL ROBLAR, for hotel services in class 43, agreeing with the opposer that...
Mitch Hadley Featured in Bloomberg Law New York Brief Q+A
In Bloomberg Law’s New York Brief Q+A series profiling top lawyers in the New York metro area, Mitch Hadley, Managing Partner of Knobbe Martens’ New York office, shared insights into...