Marin Partners, dba marin partners v. HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERIES, INC., dba The Wine Group

N OTE: This order is nonprecedential.
United States Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit
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MARIN PARTNERS, dba marin partners,
Appellant
v.
HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERIES, INC., dba The Wine
Group,
Appellee
KATHERINE K. VIDAL, Under Secretary of Com-
merce for Intellectual Property and Director of the
United States Patent and Trademark Office,
Intervenor
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2023-1624
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Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in No.
92077885.
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ON MOTION
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Before CHEN, MAYER , and STOLL , Circuit Judges.
P ER CURIAM .
O R D E R
Case: 23-1624 Document: 27 Page: 1 Filed: 08/17/2023

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MARIN PARTNERS v. HEAVEN HILL DISTILLERIES, INC. 2
The Director of the United States Patent and Trade-
mark Office (PTO) moves for leave to intervene in this ap-
peal and to remand to permit further proceedings before
the PTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Marin Part-
ners opposes those requests. The Director replies.
Remand “is usually appropriate” to allow an agency to
reconsider its previous position. SKF USA Inc. v. United
States, 254 F.3d 1022, 1029 (Fed. Cir. 2001). We agree that
remand is appropriate under the circumstances here,
which may facilitate this court’s review and preserve judi-
cial resources.
Accordingly,
I T I S O RDERED T HAT :
(1) The Director’s motion is granted. The revised offi-
cial caption is reflected in this order, and the case is re-
manded to the Board for further proceedings consistent
with the motion and this order.
(2) Each side shall bear its own costs.
August 17, 2023
Date
F OR THE COURT
/s/ Jarrett B. Perlow
Jarrett B. Perlow
Clerk of Court
Case: 23-1624 Document: 27 Page: 2 Filed: 08/17/2023

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