The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has vacated and remanded a decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) over a wine company’s trademark. The Federal Circuit’s decision, which was handed down on May 24, came in a dispute between wine company Joseph Phelps Vineyards and cigar producer Fairmont Holdings. Joseph Phelps has used the trademark ‘Insignia’ since 1978. But in 2012, Fairmont received a trademark registration for ‘Alec Bradley Star Insignia’ covering cigar products. The Federal Circuit also said in its ruling that Joseph Phelps provided sufficient evidence that ‘Insignia’ wine is renowned in the wine market and among consumers of fine wine. Each party was also ordered to bear its costs.

Source: WIPR