Legal Opinion
Bridgestone/firestone Research, Inc. v. Automobile Club De L'Ouest De La France
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 6, 2001No. 00-1036, 19,683PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc. (“Bridgestone”) is the owner of Trademark Registration No. 756,436 for the mark LE-MANS for “pneumatic rubber tires” on the principal register, issued on September 10, 1963. The United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board granted the petition of Automobile Club de l’Ouest de la France (“Automobile Club”) to cancel the registration. 1 We reverse the Board’s decision.
BACKGROUND
The Automobile Club, a French entity, manages an automobile race in the city of Le Mans, France, called “Les 24 Heures du…
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