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Intellectual Property

Apr. 20, 2010

Mattel Keeps Crash Dummy Trademark

Mattel Inc. did not abandon its trademark to Crash Dummies toys and games and thus can block a smaller competitor's application for a trademark, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit panel ruled Friday.

By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Mattel Inc. did not abandon its trademark to Crash Dummies toys and games and thus can block a smaller competitor's application for a trademark, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit panel ruled Friday.

The decision is a victory for Mattel and its attorney, Irvine-based William Rooklidge of Howrey, who successfully defended a decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark O...

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