Law360 | Coca-Cola Wins TTAB Ruling over India Soda Brands

Alston & Bird client The Coca-Cola Company won a precedential ruling from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), which granted the company’s petition to cancel two trademark registrations held by respondent Meenaxi Enterprise Inc. for “THUMS UP” and “LIMCA” — brand names that Coca-Cola has used in India for decades.

Alston & Bird’s Trademark & Copyright Group was recognized across multiple categories at the Managing IP Awards 2022.