Legal Opinion

Selfway, Inc. v. Travelers Petroleum, Inc.

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided June 15, 1978No. Appeal No. 77-609PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICH, Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), 195 USPQ 578, modified, 196 USPQ 266 (1977), ordering cancellation of Registration No. 961,776, issued June 19, 1973, to .Selfway, Inc., for the service mark SELFWAY for automobile service station services. We affirm.

Summarizing the generally undisputed facts detailed in the opinion of the TTAB, 195 USPQ at 578-80, Travelers Petroleum, Inc. (Travelers), a South Carolina corporation, petitioned to cancel the aforementioned registration of Selfway, Inc., a Georgia…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Hanover Star Milling Co. v. MetcalfSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. United Drug Co. v. Theodore Rectanus Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
  3. Parker v. RandolphSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Application of Beatrice Foods Co. Application of Fairway Foods, IncCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970
  5. Holiday Inn v. Holiday Inns, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1976

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  4. Stock Pot Restaurant, Inc. v. Stockpot, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
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