Legal Opinion
Tanners' Council of America, Inc. v. Gary Industries, Inc., D.B.A. Acco Products
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided May 13, 1971No. Patent Appeal 8485PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANE, Judge.
Tanners’ Council of America, Inc. appeals from the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board rendered July 23, 1968, 158 USPQ 669, dismissing appellant’s opposition to the registration of the term ACCOHIDE as a trademark for loose-leaf binders. The applicant for registration moved to dismiss the opposition on the ground that opposer is a mere trade association having no business in or product on which the involved trademark can be or is used and that it cannot be damaged by registration of the trademark ACCOHIDE by applicant. We reverse and remand.
The Tanners’ Council is…
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