Case Number:

91273403

Case Type:

Opposition

Plaintiff:

Sterling Computers Corporation

Defendant:

International Business Machines Corporation

Status:

Suspended

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Law Firms

• Kirkland & Ellis
• Padmanabhan & Dawson

Companies

• International Business Machines Corp.
• Sterling Computers

1. Filed: November 24, 2021 00:00

   Coverage

   1. September 11, 2023

      TTAB Says IBM Can't Trim 'Sterling' Fight

      IBM has failed to persuade a trademark administrative tribunal to stop a North Dakota computer company from arguing that it owns a "common law" right to use a name that IBM is trying to register for a software brand.

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