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First Draft, Inc.

No. 76420605 (T.T.A.B. Sep. 20, 2005)
First Draft, Inc.

7 Cited authorities

  1. In re Int'l Flavors Fragrances Inc.

    183 F.3d 1361 (Fed. Cir. 1999)   Cited 60 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Noting that "[t]he federal registration of a trademark does not create an exclusive property right in the mark."

  2. Herbko Intern., Inc. v. Kappa Books, Inc.

    308 F.3d 1156 (Fed. Cir. 2002)   Cited 47 times
    Explaining that proprietary rights are necessary to show priority of use when petitioning for cancellation under section 2(d)

  3. In re Nett Designs, Inc.

    236 F.3d 1339 (Fed. Cir. 2001)   Cited 28 times
    Finding that prior registrations of marks including the term ULTIMATE "do not conclusively rebut the Board's finding that ULTIMATE is descriptive in the context of this mark"

  4. West Florida Seafood, Inc. v. Jet Restaurants

    31 F.3d 1122 (Fed. Cir. 1994)   Cited 21 times
    Recognizing that separate corporate, business and personal entities that operate as a single entity in the eyes of the consuming public may be treated as such for trademark purposes

  5. In re Polar Music International AB

    714 F.2d 1567 (Fed. Cir. 1983)   Cited 20 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Finding that corporation that controlled the quality of sound recordings for a rock band was "source" of those recordings and thus was entitled to register name of band for use on albums

  6. Richardson v. Norcross

    80 F. Supp. 799 (D.D.C. 1948)   Cited 1 times

    C.A. No. 36291. June 21, 1948. Bernard F. Garvey and Joseph A. O'Connell, both of Washington, D.C., for plaintiff. W. W. Cochran, Sol., United States Patent Office, of Washington, D.C., for defendant Casper W. Ooms. Philip V. W. Peck, of Washington, D.C. for defendant Norcross. Suit by Cynthia B. Richardson against Norcross and Lawrence C. Kingsland, Commissioner of Patents, for registration of a trade-mark. Suit dismissed. McGUIRE, District Judge. I cannot conclude that the alleged mark "Susie Cucumber"

  7. Section 1051 - Application for registration; verification

    15 U.S.C. § 1051   Cited 3,924 times   127 Legal Analyses
    Requiring a filing of a Statement of Use to register a mark