Legal Opinion
Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Great Plains Bag Co.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided January 24, 1980No. Appeal No. 79-544PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) in cancellation No. 10,389, dismissing Georgia-Pacific’s petition to cancel registration No. 911,935 of Great Plains Bag Co. (Great Plains) of the mark:
Georgia-Pacific Corp. v. Great Plains Bag Co., 200 USPQ 601 (TTAB 1978). We affirm.
Background
Great Plains filed an application for registration of the mark for use on paper and plastic bags on January 23, 1970, alleging a first use of September 1, 1961. The registration was issued on June 8, 1971.
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