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Plaintiffs in trademark proceedings need only show “use in the United States,” not use in interstate commerce, under Section 2(d) of the Lanham Act

• Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP
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• Canada, USA
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• March 16 2007

In First Niagara Insurance Brokers, Inc. v. First Niagara Financial Group, Inc., No. 06-1202 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 9, 2007), the Federal Circuit reversed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (“TTAB”) decision rejecting First Niagara Insurance Brokers, Inc.’s (“FN-Canada”) opposition to the registration of certain marks by First Niagara Financial Group, Inc