TracFone Wireless, Inc.

8 Cited authorities

  1. 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"
  2. In re Bose Corp.

    546 F.2d 893 (C.C.P.A. 1976)   Cited 1 times

    Patent Appeal No. 76-581. December 16, 1976. Charles Hieken, Hieken Cohen, Waltham, Mass., atty. of record, for appellant. Joseph F. Nakamura, Washington, D.C., for the Commissioner of Patents; Fred W. Sherling, Washington, D.C., of counsel. Appeal from the Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. LANE, Judge. This is an appeal from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) affirming the refusal to register SYNCOM for loudspeaker

  3. Application of Duvernoy Sons, Inc.

    212 F.2d 202 (C.C.P.A. 1954)   Cited 9 times
    Refusing registration on the principal register of "Consistently Superior" because distinctiveness under section 2(f) was not proved; the court also observed that the term is a laudatory statement of fact and is incapable of distinguishing the appellant's goods
  4. Application of Standard Oil Company

    275 F.2d 945 (C.C.P.A. 1960)   Cited 4 times

    Patent Appeal No. 6493. March 8, 1960. Leland L. Chapman, Cleveland, Ohio (Martin T. Fisher, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for appellant. Clarence W. Moore, Washington, D.C., for the Commissioner of Patents. Before WORLEY, Chief Judge, and RICH, MARTIN, and SMITH, Judges, and Judge WILLIAM H. KIRKPATRICK. United States Senior Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, designated to participate in place of Judge O'Connell, pursuant to provisions of Section 294(d), Title 28 United States Code

  5. Application of J. Hungerford Smith Co.

    279 F.2d 694 (C.C.P.A. 1960)

    Patent Appeal No. 6570. June 29, 1960. Harold E. Stonebraker, Rochester, N.Y., for appellant. Clarence W. Moore, Washington, D.C., for Comr. of Patents. Before WORLEY, Chief Judge, RICH, MARTIN, and SMITH, Judges, and WILLIAM H. KIRKPATRICK, Judge. United States Senior Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, designated to participate in place of Judge O'CONNELL, pursuant to provisions of Section 294(d), Title 28 U.S.C. WORLEY, Chief Judge. This appeal is from the decision of the Trademark

  6. Application of True Temper Corp.

    219 F.2d 957 (C.C.P.A. 1955)   Cited 2 times

    Patent Appeal No. 6098. February 21, 1955. Slough Slough, Cleveland, Ohio (J. Helen Slough, Cleveland, Ohio, and Donald A. Gardiner, Washington, D.C., of counsel), for appellant. E.L. Reynolds, Washington, D.C., for the Commissioner of Patents. [Argument January 5, 1955, by Mr. Reynolds; submitted on brief by appellant] Before GARRETT, Chief Judge, and O'CONNELL, JOHNSON, WORLEY, and COLE, Judges. O'CONNELL, Judge. This is an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents, rendered by the

  7. Section 1051 - Application for registration; verification

    15 U.S.C. § 1051   Cited 3,806 times   124 Legal Analyses
    Requiring a filing of a Statement of Use to register a mark
  8. Section 1052 - Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration

    15 U.S.C. § 1052   Cited 1,585 times   272 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"