Assume that a Section 15 affidavit of incontestability was filed for the mark PRECODA for computer software.

Question:

Assume that a Section 15 affidavit of incontestability was filed for the mark PRECODA for computer software. ABC Inc. has recently alleged that the registration for PRECODA was procured through a fraud on the USPTO and that PRECODA is confusingly similar to ABC’s mark. Discuss the effects of the Section 15 affidavit on these allegations.