5th Circuit: Store Infringed ‘Appliance Liquidation Outlet’ Mark, But No Fees Owed

(June 24, 2024, 1:45 PM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — A Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on June 21 partly reversed a Texas federal judge’s finding in a trademark infringement case, finding that the judge correctly held that a company’s trademark on “Appliance Liquidation Outlet” was infringed but incorrectly held that “Appliance Liquidation” is a valid mark in a dispute between competing stores....