Mayer Fertilizer & Junk Co. v. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Hearing on an appeal from a decision of the Commissioner of Patents in a trademark interference proceeding. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Van Orsdel
This is an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents in an interference proceeding involving the use of a design representing an anchor as a trademark for fertilizers. The Examiner of' Interferences refused registration to both parties, which decision was reversed in part and affirmed in part by the Commissioner, who awarded the right to registration to appellee, Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company, and denied it to appellant, Mayer Fertilizer & Junk Company. Appellant’s application was filed on May 8, 1905, and appellee’s on March 6, 1906.
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