Englander v. Continental Distilling Co.

HATFIELD, Associate Judge.

This is an appeal in a trade-mark opposition proceeding from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents affirming the decision of the Examiner of Interferences sustaining appellee’s notice of opposition and holding that appellant was not entitled to the registration of a composite trademark comprising the words “Silver Bar” in association with the picture of a man in “apparently medieval times costume holding a shield,” for use on whiskey, gin, rum, brandy, and alcoholic cordials.

In its application, appellant stated that it had used its trade-mark on its goods since…