Sleepmaster Products Company, Inc. v. American Auto-Felt Corporation
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal in a cancellation proceeding from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents, 104 U.S.P.Q. 35, reversing the decision of the Examiner of Interferences and holding appellant’s right to seek cancellation of appellee’s registered trademarks “RestMaster,” “DreamMaster” and “HealthMaster,” applied to mattresses, to be barred by the equitable defense of laches.
Appellant originally, both before the Examiner of Interferences and the Commissioner, asserted rights in and relied on at least four trademarks in which it alleged ownership for purposes of this…
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