9th Circuit Agrees ‘WallStreetBets’ Creator’s Trademark, UCL Claims Fail

( June 13, 2025, 10:23 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed a California federal judge’s dismissal of a trademark and unfair competition suit against Reddit Inc. by the founder of the “WallStreetBets” message board that was the center of the ballooning of GameStop Corp.’s share value in 2021; the panel said the board’s founder failed to show that he used the name “WallStreetBets” as a mark in commerce....