Legal Opinion
Wallpaper Manufacturers, Ltd. v. Crown Wallcovering Corp.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 17, 1982No. Appeal No. 81-550PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board)1 granting a petition to cancel Reg.No. 620,3962 for the trademark CROWN for wallpaper on the ground of abandonment. We reverse.
Background
On July 23, 1975, appellee, Crown Wall-covering Corporation (CWC), a New York corporation, filed a petition to cancel the registration of CROWN for wallpaper owned by appellant, The Wall Paper Manufacturers Limited (WPML), a corporation of the United Kingdom.
In the petition, as amended,3 CWC alleged that for many years it has been using the corporate name Crown…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- In re E. I. DuPont DeNemours & Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1973
- Lipton Industries, Inc. v. Ralston Purina Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1982
- Dawn Donut Company, Inc. v. Hart's Food Stores, Inc. And Starhart Bakeries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- La Societe Anonyme Des Parfums Le Galion v. Jean Patou, Inc. And Michael Stramiello, Jr., Collector of Customs of the Portof New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Transgo, Inc. v. Ajac Transmission Parts Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Herman Miller, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Palazzetti Imports and Exports, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Gasser Chair Company, Inc., and George Gasser v. Infanti Chair Manufacturing Corp., and Vittorio InfantiCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1995
- Defiance Button MacHine Company v. C & C Metal Products Corp. And Defiance Button MacHine Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Transgo, Inc. v. Ajac Transmission Parts Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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