Legal Opinion
The Wella Corporation v. La Maur, Inc.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided February 13, 1963No. Patent Appeal 6884PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WORLEY, Chief Judge.
La Maur seeks cancellation of Wella’s trademark “Style-Tex” for use on a hair setting lotion, alleging prior and continuous use of “Style” on similar- goods.
La Maur submitted various documents, testimony of two of its officers, and that of three wholesale beauty supply concerns. Wella took no testimony, relying on its own registration and eleven third party registrations which contain the word “Style” in various forms.
It is not disputed that La Maur has used the word “Style” since 1945 as its trademark on hair setting and holding spray products, marketed in substantial…
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