Sunkist Growers v. Intrastate Distributors (Fed. Cir., July 23, 2025) 2024-1212
This opinion concerns an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, focusing on a trademark dispute between Sunkist Growers, Inc. and Intrastate Distributors, Inc. (IDI). Sunkist appealed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Board) decision that dismissed its opposition to IDI's applications to register the KIST mark for soft drinks, arguing a likelihood of confusion with its SUNKIST marks. The Court of Appeals reversed the Board's decision, concluding that the Board's findings regarding the similarity of the marks were not supported by sufficient evidence and…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.