Canada Dry Corp. v. American Home Products Corp.

ALMOND, Judge.

This is an appeal from a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 164 USPQ 154, dismissing appellant’s opposition upon the ground that registration of the trademark in question is not reasonably likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive.

American Home Products Corporation filed application to register “HI-SPOT” for a laundry detergent, asserting first use on April 17, 1967. Canada Dry Corporation, registrant of “HI-SPOT” for soft drinks,1 opposed, alleging as grounds of opposition ' that applicant’s use of HI-SPOT for a laundry detergent is likely to cause…