The Eastern District of Virginia followed the TTAB’s finding of fraud in Nationstar Mortgage, LLC. v. Mujahid Ahmad and Nationstar Mortgage, Inc., as reported at https://ladasparry.wpengine.com/news/nationstar-mortgage-v-ahmad-fraud-uspto-alive/, holding on Summary Judgment that there is a likelihood of confusion arising from the defendant’s continued use of NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE. The court relied on the Supreme Court holding in B&B Hardware v. Hargis Industries, Inc., as reported at https://ladasparry.wpengine.com/bb-hardware-v-hargis-what-it-means-and-how-it-will-affect-ttab-litigation/, in finding that all elements of claim preclusion were met in relation to the Plaintiff’s claim of fraud on the Trademark Office.