Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. International Multifoods Corp.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided January 21, 1982No. Appeal No. 81-580PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board), 211 USPQ 165 (TTAB 1981), dismissing appellant’s opposition No. 58,388, filed June 7, 1977, to registration by appellee of the service marks BOSTON SEA PARTY and BOSTON SEA PARTY with design on the principal register, application serial Nos. 62,729 and 71,871 filed September 11,1975, and December 15,1975, respectively, alleging a likelihood of confusion from use of those marks and appellant’s mark BOSTON TEA PARTY, registered February 12, 1963, for tea.' We…
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