Legal Opinion
In Re Hacot-Colombier
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided January 21, 1997No. 96-1240PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (Board) affirmed the examiner’s refusal to register Hacot-Colombier’s mark. Because Hacot-Colombier materially altered the character of its mark in violation of proper regulations, this court affirms.
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On June 26, 1992, Hacot-Colombier filed an application under section 44(d) of the Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1126(d) (1994), seeking United States registration of its mark based on the January 23,1992, priority date of its French application. Ón June 28, 1993, the examiner issued a rejection because the drawing on Hacot-Colombier’s…
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