InResearch in Motion Ltd. v. Defining Presence Marketing Group, Inc. and Axel Ltd. Co., Opposition No. 91181076 (T.T.A.B. Feb. 27, 2012),http://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-91181076-OPP-8.pdf, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
'CrackBerry' and Originality in Trademark Parodies
In <i>Research in Motion Ltd. v. Defining Presence Marketing Group, Inc. and Axel Ltd. Co.</i>, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board addressed whether Defining Presence Marketing Group and Axel Ltd. could obtain trademark registrations for CRACKBERRY for various goods and services. Research in Motion, producer of the BlackBerry device, opposed the registrations based on a likelihood of confusion and dilution with its BLACKBERRY group of marks.
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