Legal Opinion
In Re the Hearst Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 7, 1993No. 92-1063PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
The Hearst Corporation appeals the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, refusing Hearst’s application to register the trademark VARGA GIRL for calendars on the ground of likelihood of confusion with the registered trademark VARGAS for calendars and similar goods. 1
Background
The VARGA GIRL trademark, owned by Esquire Magazine and its successor in interest Hearst Corporation, was used in association with drawings published in Esquire Magazine during the World War II era. The artist was Alberto Vargas.…
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