Legal Opinion

Howard Co. v. Baldwin Co.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 3, 1919No. Nos. 1201 and 1202PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Hearing on an appeal from a decision of the Commissioner of Patents dismissing a petition for cancelation of a registered trademark. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Justice.Van Orsdel

delivered the opinion of the Court:

These are cancelation proceedings brought by B. S. Howard Company, a corporation, against the Baldwin Company, a corporation. One is to cancel the certificate of registration of a trademark consisting of the word “Howard” registered by the Baldwin Company on October 17, 1905, and the other is to cancel the certificate of registration for a trademark consisting of the word “Howard” in connection with the initials “V G P Co” arranged in monogram, registered by the Valley Gem Piano Company on March 8, 1898, and now owned by the Baldwin…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Singer Manufacturing Co. v. June Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Elgin National Watch Co. v. Illinois Watch Case Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
  3. Howe Scale Co. v. Wyckoff, Seamans & BenedictSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  4. Brown Chemical Co. v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  5. Goodyear's India Rubber Glove Manufacturing Co. v. Goodyear Rubber Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1888

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Lawyers Title Ins. Co. v. Lawyers Title Ins. CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
  2. Schnur & Cohan, Inc. v. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1955
  3. Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. WatsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953

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