United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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In Cosmetic Warriors v. Pinkette Clothing, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit filed an opinion a couple weeks ago, reconfirming that the equitable defense of laches (unreasonable and prejudicial delay in bringing a lawsuit) applies in trademark cancellation actions, even though the U.S. Supreme Court has recently curtailed that defense in…

–Dan Kelly, Attorney

For those keeping score at home, various courts and tribunals have previously held the following domain names to be generic in connection with the listed goods or services:

  • BLINDSANDDRAPERY.COM for wholesale and retail services “featuring blinds, draperies and other wall coverings”
  • BONDS.COM for “providing information regarding financial products and services”
  • CONTAINER.COM for

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