Holding that in the absence of evidence of intent to resume use during the period of non-use, the TTAB "may conclude the registrant has . . . failed to rebut the presumption of abandonment," even when there is evidence of intent to resume after the period of nonuse
Explaining "even where there is reverse confusion ... another source with superior de jure rights may prevail regardless of what source or sources the public identifies with the mark"
Fed. R. Civ. P. 19 Cited 9,801 times 55 Legal Analyses
Holding a person must be joined if disposing the action in the person's absence may leave an existing party subject to a "substantial" risk of incurring inconsistent obligations