Otard, Inc. v. Italian Swiss Colony

GARRETT, Presiding Judge.

Each case above listed presents an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents (speaking through an assistant commissioner) in a trade-mark opposition proceeding. By reason of the similarity of the issues involved all the cases are covered by a consolidated record. The cases were briefed and argued together, three briefs being filed on behalf of different of the appellants and one on behalf of appellee. The appellee in each case is the Italian Swiss Colony, a corporation of the State of California.

Two applications, serial Nos. 434,212 and 434,213, were…