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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


Certiorari denied · June 22, 2026
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability

Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.

Questions presented

  1. 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

  2. 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

  1. Jun 22 2026
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jun 02 2026
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/18/2026.
  3. May 22 2026
    Waiver of right of respondent Uninterrupted IP, LLC to respond filed.
  4. Apr 24 2026
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 3, 2026)