Legal Opinion
Bourns, Inc. v. International Resistance Company
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided February 11, 1965No. Patent Appeal 7268PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
At the outset it is to be noted that this appeal concerns a trademark opposition proceeding brought by appellant under the provisions of 15 U.S.C. § 1063. The mark in issue is “CIRCUITRIM.” Appellee avers use of the mark for variable resistors and seeks registration under its application serial No. 111,111 filed December 30, 1960.
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 138 USPQ 95, in discussing the opposition stated:
“The sole issue to be determined in this proceeding is that of priority of use and ownership, as between the parties, of the mark ‘CIRCUITRIM’ for variable resistors,…
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