Legal Opinion
William B. Ritchie v. Orenthal James Simpson
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 15, 1999No. 97-1371 (Opposition 99,845, 100,431, 101,186 and 101,216)PublishedCited by 199 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge PLAGER. Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge NEWMAN.
PLAGER, Circuit Judge.
Applications for federal registration of the trademarks O.J. SIMPSON, O.J., and THE JUICE were filed on behalf of Orenthal James Simpson for use with a broad range of goods, including figurines, trading cards, sportswear, medallions, coins, and prepaid telephone cards. After the marks were approved by an examiner in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”), the marks were published in the Official Gazette in accordance with 15 U.S.C. § 1062(a) (1994).
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