"WASHINGTON -- The National Park Service has lost an early round of legal maneuvering over Yosemite National Park’s trademarked names, as a multi-front fight narrows to the court venue preferred by the aggrieved former concessionaire.

In a procedural move that might shape the final outcome, the federal Trademark Trial and Appeal Board this week put on hold the park service’s request to cancel certain Yosemite-area trademarks.

The board’s decision led, on Thursday, to a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge rejecting the park service’s request that she postpone consideration of a legal challenge by concessions company DNC Parks & Resorts at Yosemite Inc."

Michael Doyle reports for McClatchy May 20, 2016. [2]