Legal Opinion
Skelly Oil Co. v. Powerine Co.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided December 21, 1936No. Patent Appeal 3711PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLAND, Associate Judge.
The appellant, hereinafter referred to-as “applicant,” filed its application with the United States Patent Office,' for the registration of ''its trade-mark “Power-max” for gasoline. The - appellee, hereinafter referred to as “opposer,” opposed the registration on the ground of its prior use and ownership of the trade-mark “Powerine” on identical goods.
The Examiner of Interferences dissected the marks, pointed out that the first two syllables of each of the marks was the term “Power” and the last syllables, were “ine” and “max,” respectively; that the differences in the…
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