Holding that the district court properly quashed a subpoena duces tecum because service via facsimile and regular mail did not comply with the personal service requirement of Fed. R. Civ. P. 45(b)
In Midland Brake, the district court concluded that the Tenth Circuit would not find estoppel to be inapplicable where plaintiff, who brought a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act, previously had argued to the Social Security Administration that he was totally disabled and unable to work.
Finding similarity between "VEUVE ROYALE" and "VEUVE CLICQUOT" because "VEUVE ... remains a ‘prominent feature’ as the first word in the mark and the first word to appear on the label"
Finding no error because, "while the Board did not make explicit findings about the strength of the [opposer’s mark], the Board’s opinion reveals that the Board considered this factor"
Recognizing that unless a party is claiming that subpoenaed documents are privileged, he lacks standing to object to a subpoena directed to a third party
Holding that third-party evidence should not be disregarded in evaluating the strength of a mark for purposes of determining the likelihood of confusion
Stating that "[a]s to strength of a mark . . . [third-party] registration evidence may not be given any weight . . . [because they are] not evidence of what happens in the market place"
Fed. R. Civ. P. 45 Cited 17,850 times 113 Legal Analyses
Holding that a subpoena may command a person to attend a trial, hearing, or deposition "within 100 miles of where the person resides, is employed, or regularly transacts business in person"