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Game Plan, Inc. v. Uninterrupted IP, LLC
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, No. 2024-1407 · judgment December 10, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit erred in holding that common law trademark rights are superior to and can displace a federally registered trademark; and
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Whether the acquisition of common law trademark rights after the commencement of a inter partes proceeding is an appropriate mechanism, which can defeat a federally registered trademark for a cancellation proceeding.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ryan Laurence Jones
Ryan L. Jones Law LLC
For respondent
Misha Tseytlin
Troutman Pepper Locke LLP
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Jun 22 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 02 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
- May 22 2026Waiver of right of respondent Uninterrupted IP, LLC to respond filed.
- Apr 24 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2026)