Legal Opinion

King Automotive, Inc. v. Speedy Muffler King, Inc.

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided December 17, 1981No. Appeal No. 81-566PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BALDWIN, Judge.

This is an appeal from the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) of a decision granting appellee’s motion to dismiss appellant’s amended petition to cancel registrations of SPEEDY MUFFLER KING for installing and servicing mufflers, shock absorbers and brakes,1 and of SPEEDY MUFFLER KING for automobile mufflers.2 We affirm.

Background

Appellee, a Delaware corporation engaged in the business of replacing car mufflers, is successor in interest to Discoverer Services Ltd. (Discoverer), a Canadian corporation that obtained two registrations for the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,590 David Segal v. Lawrence Gordon, and Coburn Corporation of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  2. Bart Schwartz International Textiles, Ltd. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1961
  3. Stanspec Co. v. American Chain & Cable Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1976
  4. Simmonds Aerocessories v. Elastic Stop Nut Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1958
  5. O'Connor v. Gca CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1971

3Cited by37 opinions

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  2. In Re Bose Corp.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2009
  3. Brittingham v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  4. Selva & Sons, Inc. v. Nina Footwear, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1983
  5. Marlowe Patent Holdings LLC v. Dice Electronics, LLCDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2013

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