Legal Opinion

Curtice-Burns, Inc. v. Northwest Sanitation Products, Inc.

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided March 11, 1976No. Patent Appeal No. 75-628PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICH, Judge.

This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 185 USPQ 61 (1975), dismissing appellant’s petition to cancel appellee’s registration No. 826,-533, issued March 28, 1967, of the mark BLU — BOY for “toilet bowl cleaner, freshener, and deodorizer.” We affirm.

Background

Appellant owns registration No. 811,-784, issued July 26, 1966, of the mark BLUE BOY for “carbonated soft drinks.” Appellant also uses the mark on a variety of canned fruits and vegetables, as well as carbonated soft drinks, sold in the northeastern part of the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Industrial Nucleonics Corp. v. HindeCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1973
  2. Hunt Foods and Industries, Inc. v. The Gerson Stewart Corp.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1966
  3. T. P. Laboratories, Inc. v. HugeDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1965

3Cited by7 opinions

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  3. Faultless Starch Co. v. Sales Producers Associates, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1976
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