Legal Opinion

National Cable Television Association, Inc. v. American Cinema Editors, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided July 2, 1991No. 90-1247PublishedCited by 144 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NIES, Chief Judge.

National Cable Television Association, Inc. (Cable), appeals the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, American Cinema Editors, Inc. v. National Cable Television Assoc., Cancellation No. 17,-390 (TTAB Dec. 29, 1989), granting the petition of American Cinema Editors, Inc. (Editors), to cancel Cable’s Registration No. 1,311,529 for the mark ACE, used since 1979, for the service of “conducting award presentation ceremonies for excellence in cable television broadcasting.”

On cross-motions for summary judgment, the Board held…

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