Legal Opinion
Phillips Petroleum Company v. Knox Industries Corp
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided May 3, 1960No. Patent Appeal 6504PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
C. WILLIAM KRAFT, Jr., Judge.
This, appeal by Phillips Petroleum Company (Phillips) challenges the correctness of the decision of the Assistant Commissioner of Patents which affirmed the dismissal of the notice of opposition by the Examiner of Interferences. As owner of the trademark “Trop-Artic,” Phillips opposed registration of the mark “Frig-Tropic” to the applicant, Knox Industries Corp. (Knox).
The marks are used on substantially identical goods, all-weather motor oils, sold competitively. Phillips’ mark “Trop-Artic,” registration No. 603,209 issued March 15, 1955, has been in continuous…
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