Legal Opinion
J. C. Hall Company v. Hallmark Cards, Incorporated
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided February 11, 1965No. Patent Appeal 7310PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMOND, Judge.
J. C. Hall Company filed application 1 to register “HALLMARK” for blank checks issued in single and book form, alleging use since April 17, 1933. Registration has been opposed 2 by Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, alleging prior and continuous use of the identical term “HALLMARK” as a trademark for a line of goods, hereinafter to appear. From the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board sustaining the opposition, J. C. Hall Company prosecutes this appeal.
The material facts found by the board from the record, consisting of testimony taken by both parties, appear to be…
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