4 Cited authorities
In re Four Seasons Hotels Ltd.
987 F.2d 1565 (Fed. Cir. 1993) Cited 3 times 1 Legal AnalysesNo. 92-1222. March 9, 1993. Anthony L. Fletcher, Hunton Williams, New York City, argued, for appellant. Linda M. Skoro, Associate Sol., Office of the Sol., Arlington, VA, argued, for appellee. With her on the brief, were Fred E. McKelvey, Sol. and Albin F. Drost, Deputy Sol. Of counsel, were Richard E. Schafer, John W. Dewhirst and Lee E. Barrett. Appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the Patent and Trademark Office. Before RICH, Circuit Judge, COWEN, Senior Circuit Judge, and PLAGER
AMF Inc. v. American Leisure Products, Inc.
474 F.2d 1403 (C.C.P.A. 1973) Cited 13 timesHolding that "little weight is to be given [to third-party] registrations in evaluating whether there is likelihood of confusion" because "[t]he existence of these registrations is not evidence of what happens in the market place or that customers are familiar with them"
General Shoe Corp. v. Hollywood-Maxwell Co.
277 F.2d 169 (C.C.P.A. 1960) Cited 5 timesPatent Appeal No. 6469. April 12, 1960. Smith, Kilpatrick, Cody, Rogers McClatchey, Atlanta, Ga. (Ernest P. Rogers, Atlanta, Ga., of counsel), for appellant. John Flam, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellee. Before WORLEY, Chief Judge, and RICH, MARTIN, SMITH, and JOHNSON, retired, Associate Judges. WORLEY, Chief Judge. Appellant owns and is the prior user of the trademark "Ingenue" on shoes and hosiery. Appellee seeks registration of the identical mark for use on brassieres. The Commissioner, through
Section 1052 - Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration
15 U.S.C. § 1052 Cited 1,583 times 269 Legal AnalysesGranting 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"