Recent Successes 2007 Archive
December 14, 2007
On December 14th, 2007, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ruled in favor of The Chamberlain Group, Inc. in the trademark opposition trial The Chamberlain Group, Inc. v. Lynx Industries, Inc. Opp. No. 91160673 (TTAB). Chamberlain is the world's largest manufacture of garage door openers. In this case, Chamberlain opposed Lynx's proposed registration of the trademark "Lynx Master" for electronic garage door openers.
The TTAB ruled that the trial evidence established a likelihood of confusion between the Lynx Master mark and Chamberlain's Liftmaster® trademark. The TTAB based its finding on several factors, including the fame and strength of Chamberlain's trademark resulting from Chamberlain's extensive use and promotion of the mark; the similarity in sound, appearance and commercial impression of the marks; the use of the trademarks at issue on identical goods; and the similarity between the parties' channels of trade and customers.
Chamberlain Group, Inc. was represented in this matter by Joseph Nabor.
