Legal Opinion
Kraft Cheese Co. v. Coe
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 18, 1944No. 8717PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Associate Justice.
The sole question involved is whether the plaintiff is entitled to the words “Old English” in Gothic letters as a registered trademark for its cheese under the Act of 1905.1 The Patent Office refused registration on the ground that the mark was merely geographical. The District Court dismissed the complaint seeking adjudication of the plaintiff’s right to this trademark on the ground that the word “English” was geographical and the word “Old” was descriptive.
We believe the District Court was clearly right. Section 5 of the Act provides in part: “That no mark which…
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- Estate of P. D. Beckwith, Inc. v. Commissioner of PatentsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- McIlhenny Co. v. GaidryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1918
- McIlhenny Co. v. TrappeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1922
- Southeastern Brewing Co. v. BlackwellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
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