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Federal Circuit decides Chippendales' "Cuff & Collar" appeal

Federal Circuit decides Chippendales' "Cuff & Collar" appeal: According to today's ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit:

The applicant, Chippendales, is in the business of providing adult entertainment services for women. It opened its first strip club in Los Angeles in 1978. In 1979, Chippendales performers began wearing an abbreviated tuxedo--wrist cuffs and a bowtie collar without a shirt--as part of their act. This costume, referred to as the "Cuffs & Collar," was featured prominently in Chippendales' advertising and performances over the past several decades.

Prior coverage of this case from "The TTABlog" can be accessed here, here, here, and here. You can access the ruling of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in this matter, which today's Federal Circuit decision affirms, at this link.

Full post as published by How Appealing on October 01, 2010 (boomark / email).