Legal Opinion
Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Calspan Corp.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 8, 1978No. Appeal No. 78-501PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MILLER, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“board”)1 denying appellant’s petition2 to cancel appellee’s registration3 of FINDER as a trademark for electro-optical computer equipment (card movers, scanners, pre-processors, control units, and parts therefor) for sensing, detecting, and locating minute features in fingerprint images. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
FINDER is an acronym derived from FINgerprint DEscription Reader, the name given an automated fingerprint identification system manufactured under a government-sponsored…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- The Community of Roquefort v. Joseph B. Santo, Dba the Sign of the DoveCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971
- Scanwell Laboratories, Inc. v. Department of TransportationCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1973
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- The H. Marvin Ginn Corporation v. The International Association of Fire Chiefs, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
- Cerveceria Centroamericana, S.A. v. Cerveceria India, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1989
- Dan Robbins & Associates v. Questor Corp.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1979
- Timex Corp. v. StollerDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1997
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