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US judge finds jurisdiction over request to cancel trademark applications

By Melissa Ritti ( February 3, 2025, 18:02 GMT | Insight) -- Acknowledging the dearth of case law within the Sixth Circuit on the question of whether Article III courts can direct the US Patent and Trademark Office to cancel pending trademark applications, a US judge on Friday answered in the affirmative. Under half-century-old precedent set by the District of Connecticut, Judge Greg N. Stivers of the Western District of Kentucky ruled, Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals can pursue its claim for cancellation of three trademarks sought by Prime Hydration.A motion to dismiss on jurisdictional grounds a cause of action for cancellation of pending trademark applications was denied Friday....

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