American Steel Foundries v. Robertson
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the Court 1
Mr. Nathan Heard,
for the Simplex Electric Heating Company.
The prohibition of the registration of the name of a person, firm, corporation, or association — that is, a personal name — is grounded on the same fundamental reason as the prohibition of the registration of a geographical term. It rests upon the essential character of the mark, and has nothing to do with the character of the goods. Congress has enacted that súch marks are not to be given the advantages of registration, but are to be left to the protection afforded at common law’ and usually to the protection afforded by the law of…
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