Legal Opinion
Stoncor Group, Inc. v. Specialty Coatings, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 16, 2014No. 2013-1448PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUGHES, Circuit Judge.
This is a trademark case. The appellant, StonCor Group, Inc., owns the registered trademark “STONSHIELD.” When a different company, Specialty Coatings, Inc., sought registration of a competing mark, “ARMORSTONE,” StonCor opposed the registration, asserting a likelihood of confusion between AR-MORSTONE and' STONSHIELD and that ARMORSTONE is merely descriptive of Specialty Coatings’ products. The Board dismissed StonCor’s opposition, finding no likelihood of confusion and that ARMORSTONE was not merely descriptive. StonCor appeals. Although the Board erred in part of its…
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