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TTAB Refuses to Cancel ATL'S BADDEST CHICKS Registration: Petitioner Failed to Prove Ownership or Fraud

Petitioner Littel Concepts apparently had little concept of how to win a TTAB cancellation proceeding. Littel sought to strike a registration for the mark ATL'S BADDEST CHICKS for "presentation of live performances," claiming prior rights in the same mark for similar services, and accusing Respondent Striker of fraud. But after barely clearing the miniscule fraud hurdle, Littel failed to prove ownership of its alleged mark and, even if it had, failed to prove fraud. Littel Concepts, LLC v. Striker Records, Inc., Cancellation No. 92050431 (December 27, 2010) [not precedential].(click on photo for larger picture)Standing: Petitioner claimed standing based on the refusal of its application over the Respondent's registration. That would have sufficed, but Littel put in no evidence at all, not even a copy of the office action refusing its application to register...continue to full post

Full post as published by The TTABlog on January 14, 2011 (boomark / email).