Redmond Products, Inc. v. ETS, Inc.
8 Cited authorities
Money Store v. Harriscorp Finance, Inc.
689 F.2d 666 (7th Cir. 1982) Cited 147 times 2 Legal AnalysesHolding that applicant has no duty to investigate and disclose to the PTO all other possible users of the same or similar mark
Person's Co., Ltd. v. Christman
900 F.2d 1565 (Fed. Cir. 1990) Cited 51 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that foreign use is not sufficient to establish priority rights even over a United States competitor who took mark in bad faith
Cerveceria Centroamericana v. Cerveceria
892 F.2d 1021 (Fed. Cir. 1989) Cited 50 times 1 Legal AnalysesHolding that in the absence of evidence of intent to resume use during the period of non-use, the TTAB "may conclude the registrant has . . . failed to rebut the presumption of abandonment," even when there is evidence of intent to resume after the period of nonuse
Visa, U.S.A. v. Birmingham Trust Nat. Bank
696 F.2d 1371 (Fed. Cir. 1982) Cited 60 timesHolding that a "naked assignment" of a trademark without the accompanying goodwill was valid because it did not serve to confuse consumers
Wallpaper Mfrs. v. Crown Wallcovering Corp.
680 F.2d 755 (C.C.P.A. 1982) Cited 32 timesExplaining "even where there is reverse confusion ... another source with superior de jure rights may prevail regardless of what source or sources the public identifies with the mark"
Ph. Schneider Brewing v. Century Distilling
107 F.2d 699 (10th Cir. 1939) Cited 33 timesIn Ph. Schneider Brewing Co. v. Century Distilling Co., 10 Cir., 107 F.2d 699, the court concluded that there was little likelihood of confusion from the use by one person of labels employing the word "Century" on distilled alcoholic liquors, and the use by another of the same word on several malt beverages.
Section 1060 - Assignment
15 U.S.C. § 1060 Cited 188 times 13 Legal AnalysesRequiring assignments of federal trademark registrations to be "by instruments in writing"