Legal Opinion
In Re N.A.D. Inc., Also Trading as North American Drager
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided February 14, 1985No. Appeal 84-1215PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the February 29, 1984 decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board), 221 USPQ 1115, affirming the PTO Trademark Attorney’s refusal to register a trademark by reason of 15 U.S.C. § 1052(d), section 2(d) of the Trademark Act of 1946. We reverse.
The mark sought to be registered is NARKOMED. The goods named in the application are “anesthesia machines for use in surgery.” Application to register was filed May 7, 1980, alleging first use April 3, 1972. The rejection is predicated on two prior…
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