Legal Opinion
Gold Seal Company v. Weeks
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 20, 1955No. 1078-52, 1102-52PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNGDAHL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Gold Seal Company seeks a decree authorizing the Commissioner of Patents to register as a lawful trademark the words Glass Wax, used by plaintiff in connection with its liquid composition for cleaning glass and metal. S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., has intervened, opposing the application for registration of this mark, seeking a declaratory judgment that the words Glass Wax do not constitute a lawful trade-mark, and counterclaiming for injunctive relief, profits and damages on the ground that the mark constitutes a false representation and description of the…
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