TTAB re-designates Zanella v Nordstrom fraud decision as precedential

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has re-designated its October 2008 decision in Zanella Ltd v Nordstrom Inc from non-precedential to precedential. The issue in this case was whether fraud (or the filing of a factually incorrect application or affidavit) in the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) can be “cured” and the registration perfected after the trademark application matures into a registration.

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