Case Name: Mark K. HOBRATSCHK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frederick T. SPAHR, an Individual; American Speech-Language Hearing Association, a National Trade Association; Defendants-Appellees, Arlene Pietranton, Counter Claimant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-11-22
Citations: 154 F. App'x 400
Docket Number: No. 05-1507
Parties: Mark K. HOBRATSCHK, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. Frederick T. SPAHR, an Individual; American Speech-Language Hearing Association, a National Trade Association; Defendants—Appellees, Arlene Pietranton, Counter Claimant—Appellee.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 154
Pages: 400–401

Head Matter:
Mark K. HOBRATSCHK, Plaintiff—Appellant, v. Frederick T. SPAHR, an Individual; American Speech-Language Hearing Association, a National Trade Association; Defendants—Appellees, Arlene Pietranton, Counter Claimant—Appellee.
No. 05-1507.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Nov. 17, 2005.
Decided: Nov. 22, 2005.
Mark K. Hobratschk, Appellant Pro Se. Diane L. Prucino, Susan Wallis Pangborn, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia; Neil I. Levy, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.
Before WILKINSON, LUTTIG, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed in part and dismissed in part by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c).

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Mark Hobratschk appeals from the district court's order, which inter alia granted summary judgment on Defendants' counterclaim for trademark infringement of their federal trademarks "American Speech-Language Hearing Association" and "ASHA." Hobratschk also appeals from the district court's award of attorney's fees to Defendants. The amount of the award is still pending in district court. We affirm the grant of summary judgment and dismiss the appeal from the fee award as interlocutory.
The district court found that Hobratschk did not oppose Defendants' motion for summary judgment on the infringement claims described above. In support of his assertion that he previously argued that the marks were generic and, thus, not entitled to trademark protection, Hobratschk cites to a portion of his brief in opposition to Defendants' motion for summary judgment. However, a review of the page referenced shows that the word "generic" is never used and that the argument does not even concern either of the trademarks at issue in this appeal. Rather, on the page in question, Hobratschk proffers argument that he did not infringe on ASHA's logo trademark. Thus, the district court did not err in finding the claim unopposed. Because Hobratschk fails to offer any exceptional circumstances requiring review of a claim not raised below, we find that the claim was waived. See Brickwood Contractors, Inc. v. Datanet Eng'g, Inc., 369 F.3d 385, 390 (4th Cir.2004); Muth v. United States, 1 F.3d 246, 250 (4th Cir.1993).
Hobratschk also challenges the district court's award of attorney's fees. However, the amount of the fee award has not yet been determined. A judgment awarding an unspecified amount of attorney's fees is interlocutory in nature. Polonski v. Trump Taj Mahal, 137 F.3d 139, 144 (3d Cir.1998); Deloach v. Delchamps, Inc., 897 F.2d 815, 826 (5th Cir.1990). Thus, we dismiss the appeal of this portion of the district court's order for lack of jurisdiction.
Based on the foregoing, we affirm the district court's grant of summary judgment on Defendants' counterclaim and dismiss the appeal from the award of attorney's fees. We dispense with oral argument, because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED IN PART; DISMISSED IN PART