Legal Opinion

J. Kohnstam, Ltd. v. Louis Marx and Company, Inc., and Linemar Co., Inc

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided June 29, 1960No. Patent Appeal 6503PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICH, Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Assistant Commissioner of Patents affirming the decision of the Examiner of Interferences which sustained an opposition to the registration of “ ‘Matchbox’ Series” on the Principal Register as a trademark for “toy model vehicles and toy model machines.”

J. Kohnstam, Ltd.,' a British corporation of London, England, filed an application to register the mark on April 21, 1955, serial No. 685,985, claiming first use April 1, 1954. Louis Marx & Company, Inc. and Linemar Co., Inc. joined to oppose the registration, alleging that they would each be…

2Cited by39 opinions

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