American Fertility Society
5 Cited authorities
In re Northland Aluminum Products, Inc.
777 F.2d 1556 (Fed. Cir. 1985) Cited 49 timesHolding "[e]vidence of the public's understanding of term," for purposes of establishing if mark is descriptive, "may be obtained from any competent source, including .^.^. dictionaries"
Chait v. Bernstein
835 F.2d 1017 (3d Cir. 1987) Cited 34 timesRejecting prohibition of plan amendment based on "exclusive benefit" argument
Collins v. Kemp
792 F.2d 987 (11th Cir. 1986) Cited 3 timesStaying execution to allow briefing on issue of retroactivity of Michigan v. Jackson
Application of Sun Oil Company
426 F.2d 401 (C.C.P.A. 1970) Cited 8 timesPatent Appeal No. 8320. May 28, 1970. Donald R. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pa., attorney of record, for appellant. Joseph Schimmel, Washington, D.C., for the Commissioner of Patents, D. Lenore Lady, Washington, D.C., of counsel. Before RICH, Acting Chief Judge, ALMOND, BALDWIN and LANE, Judges, and FISHER, Chief Judge, Eastern District of Texas, sitting by designation. ALMOND, Judge. Sun Oil Company brings this appeal from the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 155 USPQ 600 (1967), affirming
Section 1056 - Disclaimer of unregistrable matter
15 U.S.C. § 1056 Cited 69 times 3 Legal AnalysesLimiting effect of disclaimers to mark for which registration was sought