Patsy's Italian Restaurant, Inc. v. Banas

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• oral agreement to share trademark rights would be “unenforceable because it violates the Statute of Frauds,” “even assuming” the existence of such an agreement
• “I.O.B. filed a petition with the [TTAB] of the [USPTO] seeking to have Patsy’s Brand’s 1995 registration for the mark PATSY’S PR SINCE 1944 (stylized) for sauces cancelled (Registration No. 1,874,789
• “Indeed, as a general principle, a federal district court is required to give great weight to the pronouncements of its Court of Appeals, even though those pronouncements appear by way of dictum.”
• “Indeed, as a general principle, a federal district court is required to give great weight to the pronouncements of its Court of Appeals, even though those pronouncements appear by way of dictum.”
• unpublished decision submitted as Defs.’ Ex. III, herein “TTAB Decision”
• “Where a licensor retains no control over the nature or quality of goods or services provided in connection with the mark, . . . such naked licensing will result in abandonment.” (internal quotation marks omitted) (citing Dawn Donut Co., Inc., 267 F.2d at 367)

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