Legal Opinion
Food Specialty Co., Inc. v. Catz American Co., Inc.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided November 25, 1970No. Patent Appeal 8352PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (abstract 156 USPQ 715) denying appellant’s petition to cancel appellee’s Principal Register registration No. 720,077, of Aug. 15, 1961, of the trademark “HERE, KITTY!” for canned cat food. We reverse.
Appellant’s petition is predicated on its ownership of the trademark “Kitty” for cat food, registered on the Principal Register Aug. 9, 1960, Reg. No. 702,658. Appellant’s filing date, Jan. 30, 1956, antedates appellee’s date of first use, Aug. 19, 1959. Priority is therefore not an issue. The…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Application of MyersCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1953
- Food Specialty Co., Inc. v. Standard Products Company, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1969
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