Legal Opinion
In Re Hutchinson Technology Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 21, 1988No. 88-1048PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (Hutchinson) appeals the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) refusing registration of HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY as a trademark. The board’s decision is reversed.
I. Issue
The sole issue on appeal is whether the board erred in refusing to register on the principal register the mark HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY because the mark is pri*553marily merely a surname under section 2(e)(3) of the Lanham Act.1
II. Background
Hutchinson filed an application to register HUTCHINSON…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In re Abcor Development Corp.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1978
- In Re Bed & Breakfast RegistryCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1986
- In re Harris-Intertype Corp.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1975
- Andrew J. McPartland, Inc. v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1947
- In re Kahan & Weisz Jewelry Mfg. Corp.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Equine Technologies, Inc. v. Equitechnology, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995
- Lane Capital Management, Inc. v. Lane Capital Management, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1998
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