ESTTA Form Governs Scope of Amendment to Madrid Protocol Opposition: TTAB | Practical Law
In Prosper Business Development Corp. v. International Business Machines, Corp., the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) granted an opposer's motions to file amended notices of opposition to IBM's Madrid Protocol application where the amended grounds went beyond the original notice of opposition but were narrower than those in the Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals opposition form that accompanied the notice.