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27 February 2015

Opinion May Stir Up More Trademark Tacking Litigation

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On Jan. 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its first trademark opinion in 10 years, Hana Financial Inc. v. Hana Bank.
United States Intellectual Property

On Jan. 21, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its first trademark opinion in 10 years, Hana Financial Inc. v. Hana Bank. Although Hana dealt with the rarely litigated issue of trademark tacking in a jury trial — and is thus one of the less significant opinions of this term — it nevertheless will have practical implications for both trademark litigants and the trial courts.

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Originally published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on February 12, 2015.

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