Legal Opinion
Application of Wilson Jones Company
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided November 5, 1964No. Patent Appeal 7213PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
On April 13, 1960, appellant filed applications for registration of two marks on the Principal Register: GRAY LINE SNAP-A-WAY SPEED LETTERS (Serial No. 95,028), in the particular configuration reproduced in the margin, 1 and SPEED MESSAGE (Serial No. 95,027), both for “Letter Forms for Rapid Correspondence.” The examiner, sustained by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (see 137 USPQ 910), held that section 2(d) of the Trademark Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. § 1052) precluded registration of either mark, citing as a reference a registration of the mark “SPEED-LETTER,” in the…
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