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... other ordinary elements of issue preclusion are met, when the usages adjudicated by the TTAB are materially the same as those before a district court, issue preclusion should apply. The Sputnik Blog already wrote about the facts of B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Industries, Inc. and the issue that was before the Supreme Court. (Click here.) The facts can be summarized as follows (using Justice Alito’s account of the facts). B&B owns SEALTIGHT, while Hargis owns SEALTITE. B&B manufactures fasteners ...