Langfield v. Brady

On January 29,1986, appellee filed in the United States Patent Office an application for the registration, under the Trade-mark Act of February 20, 1905, of the notation “SOLVOLINE” as a trade-mark for a “non-explosive Dry Cleaning Fluid.” The petition stated that said mark had been continuously used and applied to said goods in appellee’s business since about June 1, 1932.

Appellant filed notice of opposition to said application, alleging that since long prior to June 1, 1932, he had manufactured and sold a dry-cleaning soap, and had continuously applied thereto and used thereon in sales…