Genericness, Infringement Of ‘Appliance Liquidation’ Mark Debated In 5th Circuit

( February 13, 2024, 3:02 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — An appliance outlet operator maintains in its reply brief to the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that there is no evidence that it used the disputed “Appliance Liquidation Outlet” trademark “to identify the origin or sponsorship of its products” and, thus, the infringement claims against it failed and should have been dismissed by the trial court....