Legal Opinion
Application of G. D. Searle & Co
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided May 12, 1966No. Patent Appeal 7604PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (143 USPQ 220) affirming the examiner’s refusal to register the following term:
“the pill”
Registration of the above term is sought on the Principal Register1 as a trademark applied to “Pharmaceutical preparations in tablet form containing norethynodrel” asserted to be useful as an oral contraceptive. Exclusive right to use the word “pill” apart from the trademark as presented is disclaimed.2
The issue is whether the above term is registrable on the Principal Register under the provisions of the Trademark Act…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Roselux Chemical Co., Inc., Bonnie-Lan, Inc., and Proxite Products, Inc. v. Parsons Ammonia Company, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1962
- J. Kohnstam, Ltd. v. Louis Marx and Company, Inc., and Linemar Co., IncCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1960
- Application of Meyer & Wenthe, IncCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1959
3Cited by16 opinions
- Abercrombie & Fitch Company v. Hunting World, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Ces Publishing Corp., Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. St. Regis Publications, Inc. Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- In Re Northland Aluminum Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1985
- Roux Laboratories, Inc. v. Clairol IncorporatedCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1970
- Application of Colonial Stores IncorporatedCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1968
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