Legal Opinion
Octocom Systems, Inc. v. Houston Computer Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 2, 1990No. 90-1196PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Chief Judge.
Octocom Systems, Inc. (OSI), appeals from the final decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeals Board, in Opposition No. 76345, refusing registration of OSI’s alleged trademarks OCTOCOM alone and with a stylized “0” design for “modems,” Serial Numbers 618,049 and 618,030, respectively. On a motion for summary judgment, the board held that OSI’s marks so resemble the previously used and registered trademark OCTACOMM for computer programs of Houston Computer Services, Inc., as to be likely to cause confusion, mistake or deception and were,…
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