Legal Opinion
Yamaha International Corporation v. Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd., Assignee of Hoshino Gakki Ten Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 7, 1988No. 87-1128PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENNETT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Yamaha International Corporation (Yamaha) appeals from a decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB or board) in Yamaha International Corp. v. Hoshino Gakki Co., 231 USPQ 926 (TTAB 1986), dismissing Opposition Nos. 70,401 and 70,402 filed by Yamaha. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Applicant-appellee Hoshino Gakki Co., Ltd. (Hoshino), makes guitars in connection with which it employs its registered trademark “IBANEZ.” On June 13,1979, Hosh-ino filed Application Serial Nos. 219,414 and 219,435, seeking to register as…
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