Legal Opinion

Application of Servel Inc

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided April 3, 1950No. Patent Appeals 5658PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

O’CONNELL, Judgh.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents in which the decision of the Examiner of Trade-Marks refusing appellant’s application to register the mark “Servel” was affirmed on the ground that the mark sought to be registered in Class 38 is a mutilation of the mark “Servel Inklings” actually used by appellant on a periodical “Published every other Friday by and for the employees of Servel, Inc., Evansville, Ind.”

After final rejection of the mark by the examiner, appellant appealed to the Commissioner of Patents who affirmed the decision of the examiner,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Saxlehner v. Eisner & Mendelson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
  2. Estate of P. D. Beckwith, Inc. v. Commissioner of PatentsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  3. Warner-Patterson Co. v. MalcombCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1930
  4. Quaker City Flour Mills Co. v. Quaker Oats Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1915
  5. In re Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1937

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. The Institut National Des Appellations D'Origine v. Vintners International Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1992
  2. RE/MAX International, Inc. v. Trendsetter Realty, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2009
  3. Application of Hercules Fasteners, IncCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1953
  4. Bbk Tobacco & Foods LLP v. Central Coast Agriculture, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2024
  5. In re Continental Distilling Corp.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1958

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