Legal Opinion
In Re Four Seasons Hotels Limited
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 9, 1993No. 92-1222PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or Board) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), affirming the Examining Attorney’s refusal to register the mark FOUR SEASONS BILTMORE of Four Seasons Hotels Limited (Four Seasons), for “resort innkeeping services,” 1 on the basis of likelihood of confusion under section 2(d) of the Lanham Act (15 U.S.C. § 1052(d)) with T.A.T. Los Angeles Co. Limited’s (T.A.T.) previously registered mark THE BILTMORE LOS ANGELES for “hotel services.” 2 We reverse.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- In re E. I. DuPont DeNemours & Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1973
- Application of National Distillers and Chemical Corporation, Doing Business as National Distillers Products CoCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1962
- Bongrain International (American) Corporation v. Delice De France, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987
- In Re N.A.D. Inc., Also Trading as North American DragerCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- The Amalgamated Bank of New York v. Amalgamated Trust & Savings BankCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1988
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