Legal Opinion
J & J Snack Foods Corporation v. McDonald Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 17, 1991No. 90-1394PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
J & J Snack Foods Corporation (J & J) appeals the decision of the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board denying registration of the trademarks McPRET-ZEL and McDUGAL McPRETZEL for frozen soft pretzels. The Board held that there was likelihood of confusion with a family of marks owned by McDonald’s Corporation (McDonald’s). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
J & J sells frozen soft pretzels in bulk to food service retailers, such as snack bars and at amusement parks and stadiums. In 1984 J & J began to market a smaller soft pretzel, primarily to schools, in association…
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