B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc.

B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 2, 2014
Full case name	B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc.
Citations	575 U.S. 138 ( more )
Holding
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board adjudications of trademark infringement can preclude issues for district courts.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Antonin Scalia  · Anthony Kennedy Clarence Thomas  · Ruth Bader Ginsburg Stephen Breyer  · Samuel Alito Sonia Sotomayor  · Elena Kagan
Case opinions
Majority	Alito
Concurrence	Ginsburg
Dissent	Thomas, joined by Scalia

B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., 575 U.S. 138(2014), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that Trademark Trial and Appeal Board adjudications of trademark infringement can preclude issues for district courts. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., 575 U.S. 138 (2014).
2. Janis, Mark D. (2017). Trademark and Unfair Competition in a Nutshell (2nd ed.). West Academic. p. 228.
3. "Opinion analysis: Justices unsettled in trademark preclusion dispute". SCOTUSblog. March 25, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

External links

• Text of B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc., 575 U.S. 138(2014) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia