H. D. T. Company Factors, Inc. v. H. M. Sinclair, Jr., Trustee for the Ohio Partnership, the Sinclair Manufacturing Company

MARTIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent Office, 123 USPQ 57, dismissing an opposition to the registration of the word “Coral” as a trademark for “a household liquid synthetic detergent.” The applicant, appellee here, is H. M. Sinclair, Jr., as trustee for The Sinclair Manufacturing Company. The opposer-appellant is H. D. T. Company Factors, Inc., owner of the registered marks “Blue Coral” for an automobile polish and automobile cleaning and polishing service and “Blue Coral Sealer” for a polish preservative.

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