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TTAB Ordered to Vacate Ruling
A Federal court has ordered the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) to vacate a precedential ruling that the University of Alabama has no claim to the houndstooth pattern. Houndstooth Mafia had secured a trademark that included a houndstooth pattern. The University of Alabama and Houndstooth Mafia later reached a settlement in their trademark infringement suit, that was approved by federal judge R. David Proctor, that included an order for TTAB to vacate its opinion. So far, the TTAB hasn't complied and has argued that it doesn't have to. This will be an interesting one to watch.