Legal Opinion
In Re Stereotaxis, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided October 27, 2005No. 05-1059PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge.
The appellant Stereotaxis, Inc. (“the Applicant”) challenges the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Boardof the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“Board”) conditioning registration of the trademark “stereotaxis” and design for medical goods and services on disclaiming the word “stereotaxis” because, as thus used, it is merely descriptive. We affirm.
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The Applicant makes and sells magnetic surgery equipment, including magnetic systems that create a navigating magnetic field in the body, and medical devices that respond to such fields. The…
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