Legal Opinion
Herbko International, Inc. v. Kappa Books, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 3, 2002No. 02-1047PublishedCited by 128 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Board) granted summary judgment canceling Herbko International, Inc.’s registered trademark CROSSWORD COMPANION and design for crossword puzzle systems. Kappa Books, Inc. v. Herbko Int’l, Inc., Cancellation No. 26,378, slip op. at 7-8 (TTAB July 18, 2001) (Kappa Rehearing). The Board canceled the mark on the basis that Kappa Books, Inc., showed both prior use of the mark and a likelihood of confusion between the marks. Id. at 7; Kappa Books, Inc. v. Herbko Int’l, Inc., Cancellation No. 26,378,…
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