Legal Opinion
In Re Bongrain International (American) Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 23, 1990No. 89-1536PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUMBAULD, Senior District Judge.
Appellant, Bongrain International (American) Corporation, appeals 1 from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s refusal to register the words BABY BRIE on the Principal Register, pursuant to Section 2(f) of the Lanham Act of July 5, 1946, 60 Stat. 427, 428-29, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(f), for soft ripened cheese, 2 on the ground that the words are merely descriptive and hence registration is precluded by Section 2(e)(1) of the Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(e)(1). 3 The Board also held that applicant’s evidence of acquired distinctiveness was insufficient to support…
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