United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ______________________

IN RE: VETEMENTS GROUP AG, Appellant ______________________

2023-2050, 2023-2051 ______________________

Appeals from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in Nos. 88/944,198, 88/946,135. ______________________

Decided: May 21, 2025 ______________________

TERENCE J. LINN, Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Ondersma LLP, Grand Rapids, MI, argued for appellant. Also represented by CATHERINE S. COLLINS, KARL T. ONDERSMA.

ERICA JEUNG DICKEY, Office of the Solicitor, United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, VA, ar- gued for appellee Coke Morgan Stewart. Also represented by CHRISTINA J. HIEBER, AMY J. NELSON. ______________________

Before PROST, WALLACH, and CHEN, Circuit Judges. WALLACH, Circuit Judge. Case: 23-2050 Document: 55 Page: 2 Filed: 05/21/2025

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