Continue the fight in order to hopefully help put an end to Campari’s chronic abuses of the TTAB processes against small businesses.

Campari America, a distilled spirits company that owns SKYY Vodka, has challenged a trademark application made by SKYYGUARD. Sean Smith and Chase Baron, founders of SKYYGUARD, wanted a name that included two capital Ys because putting them together makes them look like a house.

They have established the roofing company in January 2018 and then they filed for a trademark on the name in August 2018, hoping to expand their services to Texas and Florida, but they unexpectedly A spokesperson for SKYYGUARD says, “Even though Campari’s legal team expressly threatened to bankrupt SKYYGUARD should they keep fighting, SKYYGUARD’s owners have stated that they will encountered a legal obstacle when Campari America claimed to own any trademark with in the name.

SKYYGUARD believes that Campari America is abusing its power over the TTAB processes to the detriment of small businesses. Since 2012, the distilled spirits company has challenged 133 applications before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Unfortunately, unlike with federal court cases, the TTAB is unable to award attorneys’ fees, which means that each party will need to shoulder its own legal costs, which an quickly rise to tens of thousands of dollars. And if the case goes to trial and expert witnesses are required, the legal expenses can reach as much as $100,000.

Contact SKYYGUARD:
Chase Baron
627 S. Depew St. Lakewood, CO 80226
720‑527‑2108
[email protected]
https://skyyguard.com/