Legal Opinion
Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. v. Minuteman Intlernational, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 7, 2002No. 01-1555Published
1Opinion of the Court
PROST, Circuit Judge.
Minuteman International, Inc. (“Minuteman”) opposes the application by Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (“Royal”) to register the mark MVP for domestic and industrial vacuum cleaners. The United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) sustained the opposition based on its finding of likelihood of confusion. Minuteman Int’l, Inc. v. Royal Appliance Mfg. Co., Opposition No. 99,534, slip op. at 14 (TTAB March 3, 2000) (“Board Opinion”). For the reasons discussed below, we affirm the Board’s decision.
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