Elgin American Mfg. Co. v. Elizabeth Arden, Inc.

HATFIELD, Associate Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents affirming the decision of the Examiner of Trade-Mark Interferences dismissing appellant’s notice of opposition and holding that appellee was entitled to the registration of its trademark for use on soap.

Appellee’s mark is in the form of a monogram, and, although it supposedly consists of the letters “EA,” it will be observed that the letter “A” is so formed that it also constitutes the letter “M.”

Appellant’s mark consists of the letters “EAM.”

For the purpose of clarity, we reproduce the marks of the…