Legal Opinion
Chris Laganas Shoe Company v. Robert C. Watson, Commissioner of Patents, Sinclair Weeks, Secretary of Commerce, and Brown Shoe Company, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 14, 1955No. 12395_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Circuit Judge.
Brown Shoe Company, Inc. successfully opposed appellant’s application for registration of a trade-mark in the Patent Office. Brown Shoe Company, Inc. is a New York corporation. Appellant sued the corporation and the Commissioner of Patents 1 in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The court dismissed the complaint. The question is whether the court had jurisdiction.
Brown Shoe Co., Inc. is a necessary party. 2 The Commissioner of Patents is not a necessary party. The TradeMark Act, which permits suits for registration of trade-marks to be…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Coe v. Hobart Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- R. J. Moran Co. v. Seeck & Kabe, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950
- Gold Seal Co. v. SawyerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1952
- Thorne, Neale & Co. v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Jax Ice & Cold Storage Co. v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
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- The Barr Rubber Products Company v. Burlington Mills, Inc., and David L. Ladd, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
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