Legal Opinion
Esso Standard Oil Company v. Sun Oil Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 24, 1956No. 18-1167PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This case raises questions concerning the nature and scope of the District Court’s power to reject findings of the Patent Office in trademark cases, in the de novo proceedings authorized by Rev. Stat. § 4915. 1
The contest relates to whether appellee Sun Oil Company is entitled to register “Sunvis” as its trademark, as against the trademark “Univis” previously used and registered by appellant Esso Standard Oil Company. Sun filed its trademark application in 1946, covering lubricating oils with the same descriptive properties as the lubricating oils covered by Esso’s…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Morgan v. DanielsSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Yale Electric Corporation v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- Abbott v. CoeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Standard Oil Development Co. v. Marzall, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Century Distilling Co. v. Continental Distilling Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by79 opinions
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- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 96,351 Securities and Exchange Commission v. Commonwealth Chemical Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Material Supply International, Inc. v. Sunmatch Industrial Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- California Research Corporation v. David L. Ladd, Commissioner of PatentsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- The Durox Company v. Duron Paint Manufacturing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963
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