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Ocampo Fitz v. Venegas Nunez — 5th Cir. (argued September 1, 2026)

No. 25-11245 Argued September 1, 2026 Published September 1, 2026

The Fifth Circuit hears a dispute over U.S. rights to the band name Los Yaguaru de Angel Venegas. Zeferino Ocampo Fitz says common-law rights passed to him through assignments beginning in 2009, or arose from his U.S. management and promotion of the band. The district court held on summary judgment that the agreement transferred only specified Mexican rights and that Fitz could not establish U.S. ownership. It dismissed his false-association and unfair-competition claims, then his request to cancel Elizabeth Venegas Nunez's federal registration. Common-law trademark rights arise from use without federal registration; rights in one country do not automatically carry into another. A trademark transferred without its business goodwill is an assignment in gross and is generally invalid. Fitz asks the Fifth Circuit to reverse.

Ocampo Fitz v. Venegas Nunez (No. 25-11245) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, argued September 1, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/OralArgRecordings/25/25-11245_09-01-2026.mp3
Argument listing — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/oral-argument-recordings/results?from=2026-09-01&to=2026-09-01
Argument calendar — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/court-calendars/sitting?d=2026-09-01
Appellate docket — Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca5/25-11245
District-court docket — Justia:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/texas/txndce/3%3A2023cv02298/382427
Summary-judgment order — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCOURTS-txnd-3_23-cv-02298/pdf/USCOURTS-txnd-3_23-cv-02298-1.pdf
Trademark cancellation record — U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-92077410-CAN-10.pdf
Trademark proceeding status — U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-92077410-CAN-37.pdf
15 U.S.C. § 1125 — U.S. House Office of the Law Revision Counsel:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=prelim&num=0&req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title15-section1125
15 U.S.C. § 1119 — U.S. House Office of the Law Revision Counsel:https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?edition=prelim&num=0&req=granuleid%3AUSC-prelim-title15-section1119
Rex Real Estate I v. Rex Real Estate Exchange — Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/22/22-50405-CV0.pdf
Amazing Spaces v. Metro Mini Storage — Fifth Circuit:https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/09/09-20702-CV0.wpd.pdf
Anthony Thomas Ricciardelli — State Bar of Texas:https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?ContactID=311129&Section=Find_A_Lawyer&template=%2FCustomsource%2FMemberDirectory%2FMemberDirectoryDetail.cfm
Brian Casper — State Bar of Texas:https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?ContactID=316810&Section=Find_A_Lawyer&template=%2FCustomsource%2FMemberDirectory%2FMemberDirectoryDetail.cfm
Brian Casper — Klemchuk:https://www.klemchuk.com/team/brian-casper

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