Books on Tape, Inc. v. The Booktape Corporation

NIES, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Books on Tape, Inc., appeals a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office dismissing its petition to cancel a registration of The Booktape Corporation on the Supplemental Register for the trademark BOOKTAPES for prerecorded audio tapes for instructional purposes, Registration No. 1,245,671, issued February 12, 1981. We reverse. The case is remanded for proceedings consistent herewith.

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The decision of the board is reported under the above heading at 229 USPQ 632 (TTAB 1986), with which familiarity will be…