The B.V.D. Licensing Corporation v. Body Action Design, Inc.

RICH, Circuit Judge.

The July 2, 1987, decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) dismissing opposition No. 72,022 to the registration of the mark shown below as a trademark for “men’s, women’s and children’s clothing — namely, *728blouses, pants, jackets, dresses, shirts, undergarments, socks and footwear,” application Serial No. 493,403, filed August 6, 1984, claiming first use on July 5, 1984, is affirmed.

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Opposer, The B.V.D. Licensing Corporation, relies on its ownership and use of its unquestionably famous trademark B.V.D. or BVD, many times…