Holophane Corp.

5 Cited authorities

In re Wada
194 F.3d 1297 (Fed. Cir. 1999) Cited 11 times
Affirming PTO ruling that "New York Ways Gallery" was primarily geographically descriptive because "NEW YORK is not an obscure geographical term and that it is known as a place where the goods at issue here are designed, manufactured, and sold. . . ."
In re Loew's Theatres, Inc.
769 F.2d 764 (Fed. Cir. 1985) Cited 26 times 2 Legal Analyses
Holding incontestable mark DURANGO for cigars insufficient to establish distinctiveness of DURANGO for chewing tobacco
In re Nantucket, Inc.
677 F.2d 95 (C.C.P.A. 1982) Cited 28 times
Describing this legislative history
In re Societe Generale Des Eaux Minerales De Vittel S.A.
824 F.2d 957 (Fed. Cir. 1987) Cited 9 times 2 Legal Analyses
No. 87-1127. July 14, 1987. Paul F. Kilmer, Mason, Fenwick Lawrence, Washington, D.C., for appellant. Albin F. Drost, Office of the Solicitor, Arlington, Va., for appellee. Appeal from the United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, RICH and BISSELL, Circuit Judges. RICH, Circuit Judge. This appeal is from the 30 September 1986 decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board), 1 USPQ2d
Section 1052 - Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration
15 U.S.C. § 1052 Cited 1,603 times 274 Legal Analyses
Granting authority to refuse registration to a trademark that so resembles a registered mark "as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive"

Holophane Corp.

5 Cited authorities

In re Wada

Affirming PTO ruling that "New York Ways Gallery" was primarily geographically descriptive because "NEW YORK is not an obscure geographical term and that it is known as a place where the goods at issue here are designed, manufactured, and sold. . . ."

In re Loew's Theatres, Inc.

Holding incontestable mark DURANGO for cigars insufficient to establish distinctiveness of DURANGO for chewing tobacco

In re Nantucket, Inc.

Describing this legislative history

In re Societe Generale Des Eaux Minerales De Vittel S.A.

Section 1052 - Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration

Granting authority to refuse registration to a trademark that so resembles a registered mark "as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive"