Legal Opinion
Selva & Sons, Inc. v. Nina Footwear, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided April 12, 1983No. Appeal No. 82-586; Cancellation No. 12801PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the October 7, 1981, decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) dismissing appellant’s petition to cancel appellee’s registration No. 875,184, issued August 19, 1969 of the mark NINA for ladies’ shoes. Dismissal resulted from appellee’s motion to dismiss on various grounds, as hereinafter explained. The board’s decision is in part vacated, in part reversed, and the case is remanded.
*1318 Background
Appellee owns three trademark registrations, each on a mark whose dominant portion consists of…
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