Legal Opinion

Giant Food, Inc. v. Nation's Foodservice, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided June 30, 1983No. Appeal 82-613PublishedCited by 131 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SKELTON, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of June 16, 1982, dismissing Opposition No. 60,397; 214 USPQ 614 (TTAB 1982). The appeal is taken pursuant to § 21 of the Trademark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C. § 1071.

Appellee, Nation’s Foodservice, Inc. (applicant), seeks to register the mark GIANT HAMBURGERS and Design, shown below, for “hamburger and hot dog sandwiches, milk shakes for consumption on or off premises” and restaurant services.

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Registration was opposed by appellant, Giant Food, Inc., (opposer), on the…

2Cases cited17 opinions

In re E. I. DuPont DeNemours & Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1973
South Corporation and Seal Fleet, Inc. v. The United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1982
Alpha Industries, Inc. v. Alpha Steel Tube & Shapes, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
The J. B. Williams Company, Inc. v. Le Conte Cosmetics, Inc., and Elton C. Toland and Lenore TolandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
Purolator, Inc. v. Efra Distributors, Inc., Enrique Franceschini and Enrique Franceschini, Jr.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by131 opinions

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Tom Cunningham v. Laser Golf Corporation (Now Known as Belair Golf)Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2000

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