Application of American Society of Clinical Pathologists, Inc

ALMOND, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 159 USPQ 622 (1968), affirming the examiner’s refusal to register on the Principal Register the designation “REGISTRY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGISTS” 1 for hereinafter described services because the wording is merely descriptive of appellant’s services “within the meaning of Section 2(e) (1) of the Statute” (15 U.S.C. § 1052).

Asserting first use as early as 1936, the application seeking registration of the above-quoted term describes the services to be covered thereby as follows:

* * * providing national board…