Adam Hat Stores, Inc. v. Monroe Shirt Co.

Appellant herein filed its application, Serial No. 426,592, December 15, 1939, under the Act of February 20, 1905, as amended, for the registration of the trade-mark “ADAM” as applied to men’s hats, shirts, men’s and boys’ clothes, neckties, and shoes made of leather, fabric, rubber, and combinations thereof. Use of the mark was claimed since June 13, 1924. -

Upon publication of the mark appellee filed a notice of opposition alleging use in its business of manufacturing and selling shirts of the trade-mark “John Adams,” by itself and its predecessors from long prior to June 13,1924. It claimed…