Legal Opinion
Frederic C. Towers v. Advent Software, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 6, 1990No. 90-1097PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENNETT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Frederic C. Towers (Towers) has appealed the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the Patent and Trademark Office (Board) dismissing Towers’ petition for cancellation of a trademark registration owned by Advent Software, Inc. (Advent). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Advent is the owner of Registration No. 1,347,405 for the mark THE PROFESSIONAL PORTFOLIO for computer programs for use in the field of financial management. The registration claimed a date of first use in December 1983.
Towers alleged in his petition for cancellation that he had used the mark THE…
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