Update on Trademark Action (Fraud Claim Dismissed, New Filing)
by on April 30, 2018
As per our commitment to transparency, here's a brief update on the trademark action we have discussed previously.
On Thursday, the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB) dismissed SFLC's claim of fraud against Conservancy, as we predicted.
This sensible ruling is just the next step of many; the suit will proceed at the usual near-glacial pace of litigation. On Friday, we moved to the next procedural step, which is to ask the TTAB to allow us to update our answer as planned.
UPDATE: as of 2018-08-24, the Summary Judgement motion is refiled and pending before the TTAB.
We continue steadfast in our previous position: the entire matter remains a waste of resources for both organizations, and SFLC should do the honorable and right thing and simply withdraw their complaint.
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