Legal Opinion
In Re Dixie Restaurants, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 27, 1997No. 96-1129PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Circuit Judge.
Dixie Restaurants, Inc. appeals the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, Serial No. 74/353,021 (Oct. 5, 1995), affirming the trademark examining attorney’s refusal to register the mark THE DELTA CAFE and design for “restaurant services specializing in Southern-style cuisine” because it was likely to cause confusion with the registered mark DELTA for hotel, motel, and restaurant services. We affirm.
Background
In January 1993, Dixie Restaurants, Inc. (Dixie) applied to register THE DELTA CAFE and design, shown below, for…
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