Long John Distilleries, Ltd., D.B.A. Long John Distilleries v. Sazerac Company, Inc., D.B.A. John Handy Company

FISHER, Judge.

The sole issue in this opposition proceeding is whether the mark “FRIAR JOHN,” when applied to brandy, would likely result in confusion, mistake or deception to the public because of similarity to the registered 1 mark “LONG JOHN,” owned and used by appellantopposer in labeling its product, scotch whiskey. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board dismissed the notice of opposition with opinion. 2

The board found that the third party registrations of record are themselves sufficient to establish that the word “John” has been so frequently used as a part of distilled beverage marks…