Legal Opinion

In Re Midy Laboratories, Inc.

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided June 15, 1939No. Patent Appeal No. 4151PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGarrett, Presiding Judge

This is an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents affirming that of the examiner denying appellant’s application for registration under the Trade-mark Registration Act of 1905 of the notation “PIPERAZINE-MIDY” as a trade-mark for “preparations for the treatment of gravel, stone, and other manifestations of the uric-acid diathesis, and to control the formation of urates.”

It is conceded by the applicant that the word “PIPERAZINE” is descriptive of the goods and that the word “MIDY” is a surname, a part of applicant’s corporate name, not written or printed in any distinctive…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Estate of P. D. Beckwith, Inc. v. Commissioner of PatentsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Dena Corporation v. Belvedere International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1991
  2. Andrew J. McPartland, Inc. v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1947
  3. Application of Standard Elektrik Lorenz AktiengesellschaftCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1967
  4. Kimberly-Clark Corporation v. Marzall, Commissioner of Patents (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
  5. Andrew J. McPartland, Inc. v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1947

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