Legal Opinion
Interstate Brands Corp. v. Celestial Seasonings, Inc.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 8, 1978No. Appeal No. 78-504PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Appeal from a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board), 196 USPQ 321 (TTAB 1977), dismissing an opposition to the registration of RED ZINGER, application serial No. 449,678. We affirm.
Interstate Brands Corporation (Interstate) opposes registration by Celestial Seasonings, Inc. (Celestial) of RED ZINGER, asserting that its use on herb tea would be likely to cause confusion or mistake with Interstate’s registered trademark ZINGERS, registration No. 1,001,315, previously used on cakes.
On appeal, Interstate argues that the board committed reversible error in:…
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