In October, STL reported on a Seattle doctor who had been sued by the American Board of Anesthesiology, Inc., for allegedly passing himself off as a board-certified anesthesiologist by using the ABA’s certification mark on credentialing documents. Today, Ray P. Liao, M.D., consented to the entry of judgment in favor of the ABA.
Dr. Liao also agreed to a permanent injunction enjoining him from “Directly or indirectly using or infringing upon the Plaintiff’s certification marks”; “Engaging in any acts or activities directly or indirectly calculated to trade upon the Plaintiff’s certification marks, or the reputation and goodwill of the Plaintiff”; and “Making any representation, including any use of brochures, letterhead, business cards, curriculum vitae or other written information indicating or implying that [he] is certified by the Plaintiff or is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology unless and until the Defendant hereafter properly and lawfully becomes certified as a Diplomate by the Plaintiff by taking and passing all oral and written examinations and meeting all other criteria necessary for certification.”
Dr. Liao previously had stipulated to a preliminary injunction containing similar terms.
The case cite is American Board of Anesthesiology, Inc. v. Liao, No. 07-1458 (W.D. Wash.).