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Most recent court case proves de minimis sales still don’t cut it.
*The card is short because it’s a 61 page court brief – this is the important part*
TTAB 17 – Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 6-21-2017, " Executive Coach Builders, Inc. v. SPV Coach Company, Inc.,” Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, https://casetext.com/admin-law/executive-coach-builders-inc-v-spv-coach-company-inc /$antiP/
Individually and collectively, we find that these isolated and de minimis uses of the ARMBRUSTER/STAGEWAY mark other than on vehicles are insufficient to constitute bona fide use of that mark in the ordinary course of trade.
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