Legal Opinion
The Coca-Cola Company v. Essential Products Co., Inc.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided May 7, 1970No. Patent Appeal 8245PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANE, Judge.
The Coca-Cola Company, opposer below, appeals from the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 154 USPQ 449, holding that applicant’s mark, COCO LOCO, for coeoanut flavoring sold to soft drink bottlers and for soft drink, is not such as to cause likelihood of confusion, mistake or deception with respect to opposer’s registered trademark COCA-COLA. We find no reversible error in the board’s opinion and we affirm its decision.
The opposition, No. 45,765, involves application serial No. 212,992 filed March 1, 1965, by Essential Products Co., Inc., to register on the…
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