Legal Opinion

Vacuum Oil Co. v. Gargoyle Textile Corp.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 2, 1923No. 1514PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from concurrent decisions of the Patent ^Office in a trade-mark opposition proceeding, dismissing the opposition of appellant to the registration by appellee of the word “Gargoyle,” associated with the representation of a gargoyle as a trade-mark for piece goods of cotton, silk, or- wool, or a combination thereof.

The opposer, appellant here, long prior to the adoption of the mark by applicant, adopted and extensively used substantially the same mark *1003for lubricating and illuminating oils, greases, and waxes, and similar petroleum products. As we remarked in…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Stephen L. Bartlett Co. v. Arbuckle Bros.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cluett, Peabody & Co. v. HartogensisCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1930
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer Co. v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
  3. Pittsburgh Brewing Co. v. RubenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1925

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