Legal Opinion

Application of Myers

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided January 14, 1953No. Patent Appeals 5904PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARRETT, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of an Examiner-in-Chief, 1 acting for the Commissioner of Patents by delegation under Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1950, 5 U.S. C.A. § 133Z-15 note, 15 Fed.Reg. 3174, affirming the refusal by the Primary Exam-er to register a composite mark consisting of a silhouette of a human female figure holding a drawn bow and arrow and having above the figure the words “Sure Shot” in curved arrangement, the words being printed with somewhat fanciful black-faced type, as a trade-mark for a “Topical Liquid Preparation For Treatment of Dandruff.” A…

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2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. In Re AllenCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1940
  2. Alligator Co. v. Larus & Brother Co. IncCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1952
  3. In re IslerCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1946
  4. Myers v. Polk Miller Products Corp.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1953
  5. Dwinell-Weight Co. v. GundlachCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1941

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Lauritzen & Company, Inc. v. The Borden CompanyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1956
  2. Sleepmaster Products Company, Inc. v. American Auto-Felt CorporationCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1957
  3. Smith v. Tobacco By-Products & Chemical Corp.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1957
  4. Myers v. Polk Miller Products Corp.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1953
  5. FS Services Inc. v. Custom Farm Services, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1970

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