Legal Opinion
In re Silenus Wines, Inc.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 23, 1977No. Patent Appeal No. 76-647PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Judge.
This is an appeal from a decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) affirming the refusal of the examiner to register the trademark STEFMON for table wine.1 Appellant controverts the board’s holding that the mark was not used in commerce as required by the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act).
No dispute exists as to the facts. In the course of its business, appellant orders wine of a specified quality from a French concern (Ed. Kressmann et Cie). The French concern, upon appellant’s instructions, applies to the bottles of wine,…
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