Combe Inc. v. Dr. Aug. Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Arzneimittel

T.S. Ellis, III, United States District Judge

Defendant, a German manufacturer of medicinal, cosmetic and dermatological products, filed an application with the United States Patent & Trademark Office ("PTO") Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB") to register the mark VAGISAN for use on pharmaceutical and sanitary preparations in the United States. Plaintiff, a domestic manufacturer of competing products sold under the registered mark VAGISIL, filed an opposition to defendant's application. The TTAB ultimately ruled in favor of defendant, finding there was no likelihood of confusion between…