I N THEUNITED ST TES DISTRI T OURT FORTHE E STERN DI STRI T OF VIRGINI LEX NDRI DIVISION PRO-FOOTBALL, INC., ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) V. ) as e No. 1:14-cv-01043-GBL.IDD ) AMANDA BLACKHORSE, et al., ) ) MEMOR NDUMOPINION N D OR R THIS MATTER isbeforethe Cour t on twosetsofcross-motions forsummary judgme nt . First, Plaint iff Pr o- Foo tball, Inc . ( PFI ), Defendants Amanda Blackhorse, Marcus Briggs- Cl oud, Phi llipCover, Jil lia n Pappan, and Cou rt ne y Tsotig h ( Blackhorse De fe ndants ), and the United States of America filed cross-motions for summary ju dg menton PFI s claims challenging the co nsti tu tional it y of Se ction 2(a)ofthe Lanham Act (C ounts III- VI) (Docs. 54, 105, and 108). Second, Bl ac kh or se De fendan ts and PFI filed cros s- motions for summary judgme nt on PF I claims contesting the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board s ( TTAB ) Order cancelling the registrations of six of PFI s trademarks onthe grounds that they consisted of matter that may dis par age Native Am ericans and bring them intocon temptordis r epute, and thatthedefense of laches does not bar the claims (Counts I, II, and VII) (Docs. 69 and 79). This case concerns Blackhorse Defendants petition to cancel the registration ofsix trademarks owned by PFI on the grounds that the marks consisted of matter that may disparage a subs tantial composite of Native Americans and bring them into contempt or disrepute under Section 2(a) o f the Lanham Act, 15 U. S. C. § 1052(a ) ,at the time of thei r re gi str at io ns (196 7, 1974 , 1978, and 1990). Case 1:14-cv-01043 -GBL-IDD Document 161 Filed 07/08/15 Page 1 of 70 PageID# 6097
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IN THE UN ITED
ST TES
DISTRI T
OURT
FOR THE
E STERN DISTR I T OF VIRGINI
LEX NDRI
DIVISION
PRO-FOOTBALL, INC., )
)
Plaintiff, )
)
V. ) ase No. 1:14-cv-01043-GBL.IDD
)
AMANDA BLACKHORSE, et al., )
)
Defendants. )
MEMOR NDUM OPIN ION ND
OR R
THISMATTER is before the Court on two sets of cross-motions for summary judgment.
First, Plaintiff Pro-Football, Inc. ( PFI ), Defendants
Amanda
Blackhorse, Marcus Briggs-
Cloud, Phillip Cover, Jillian Pappan, and Courtney Tsotigh ( BlackhorseDefendants ), and the
United States ofAmerica filed cross-motions for
summary
judgment on PFI s claims challenging
theconstitutionality of Section 2(a) of theLanham Act (Counts III-VI) (Docs. 54,
105,
and
108).
Second, Blackhorse Defendants and PFI filed cross-motions for summary judgment on PFI s
claims
contesting
the
Trademark Trial
and Appeal Board s
( TTAB ) Order cancelling
the
registrations of six of PFI s trademarks on thegrounds that they consisted of matter that may
disparage NativeAmericans and bring them into contempt or disrepute, and that thedefense of
laches does not bar the claims (Counts I, II, and VII) (Docs. 69 and 79). This case concerns
Blackhorse
Defendants
petition
to
cancel
the
registration
ofsix
trademarks owned
by
PFI
on the
grounds that
the
marks
consisted
of
matter that may disparage
a
substantial composite
of
Native Americans and bring them into contempt or disrepute under Section 2(a) of the Lanham
Act,
15
U.S.C. § 1052(a), at the timeof their registrations (1967, 1974,
1978,
and
1990).
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