This article, which originally appeared in World Trademark Review, highlights five of the most important trademark decisions from 2023 and points out two cases to watch in 2024. In a banner year for trademark rulings, 2023 saw not one but two US Supreme Court decisions, as well as two precedential rulings from appeals of TTAB decisions to the Federal Circuit.

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