Legal Opinion
Weiner King, Inc. v. Wiener King Corp.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided February 7, 1980No. Appeal No. 79-575PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), Weiner King, Inc. v. The Wiener King Corporation, 201 USPQ 894 (TTAB 1979), which determined the right to register the marks of the parties in this consolidated cancellation and concurrent use proceeding.1 We modify.
Background
Seven marks are involved in the present controversy. Appellant, Weiner King, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (hereinafter “Weiner King”), seeks to cancel the registrations belonging to appellee, The Wiener King Corporation, a North Carolina…
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