American Security Bank v. American Security & Trust Co.

RICH, Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), 190 USPQ 271 (1976), dismissing an opposition to the registration of AMERICAN SECURITY BANK on application serial No. 461,146, filed June 25, 1973, opposition No. 56,251. The TTAB made its decision on the basis of the pleadings and exhibits attached thereto, a stipulation of facts, and the papers in the application file. We affirm.

The rather simple facts are not in dispute and the appeal presents only questions of law. The facts are as follows:

Appellee, American Security…