Legal Opinion

Reo Motor Car Co. v. Traffic Motor Truck Corp.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided March 2, 1925No. 1687PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROBB, Associate Justice.

Appeal from concurrent decisions of the Patent Office tribunals in a trade-mark opposition proceeding, dismissing appellant’s opposition to the registration by appellee of “Speedboy” as a trade-mark on motor trucks. Appellant registered the mark “Speed Wagon” under the Act of March 19,1920 (41 Stat. 533 [Comp. St. Ann. Supp. 1923, § 9516a et seq.]); registration having been refused under the Act of February 20, 1905 (33 Stat. 724 [Comp. St. § 9485 et seq.]), on the ground that the mark was descriptive.

We agree with the Patent Office that, having adopted a descriptivo…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. S. R. Feil Co. v. John E. Robbins Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1915
  2. Patton Paint Co. v. Sunset Paint Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1923
  3. American Tobacco Co. v. Globe Tobacco Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Michigan · 1911
  4. Sheffield-King Milling Co. v. Theopold-Reid Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1921

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ansco Photoproducts, Inc. v. Eastman Kodak Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1927
  2. Perfection Co. v. CoeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1945
  3. Pure Oil Co. v. Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & JackCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
  4. Winget Kickernick Co. v. La Mode Garment Co.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1930
  5. In re Reo Motor Car Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1926

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