Legal Opinion
Broderick & Bascom Rope Co. v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided April 8, 1976No. Patent Appeal No. 76-501PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board), 186 USPQ 301 (1975), dismissing appellant’s (Broderick’s) opposition No. 53,629, filed October 30, 1972, against appellee’s (Goodyear’s) application serial No. 400,726, filed August 20, 1971, for registration of POWERSTEEL for tires, use since June 23, 1971 being alleged. We reverse.
Broderick relies on its long and extensive use of POWERSTEEL * in connection with wire cables and ropes, the purchase by heavy equipment operators of steel cable and tires, the fact…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Crown Radio Corp. v. Soundscriber Corp.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1974
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