Carlisle Chemical Works, Inc. v. Hardman & Holden Limited

ALMOND, Judge.

Carlisle Chemical Works, Inc. (hereinafter appellant) appeals from the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 157 USPQ 389, dismissing its consolidated oppositions to the applications of Hardman & Holden Limited (hereinafter appellee) to register the mark “COZIRC” for driers for paints and varnishes 1 and for chemical compounds of cobalt and zirconium used as catalytic oxidative driers in paints. 2

Appellant opposed registration in each instance on the basis of its ownership of the mark “ZIRCO” for catalytic agents used in the manufacture of drier compositions. 3 The…