Legal Opinion
In Re Electrolyte Laboratories, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 5, 1990No. 90-1062PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Pauline NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
We reverse the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, refusing to register on the Principal Register the following mark of Electrolyte Laboratories, Inc. for a dietary potassium supplement:
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Discussion
The TTAB held that Electrolyte’s mark is likely to cause confusion 1 with the follow ing mark for a dietary potassium supplement.
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The letter “K” in both marks is the chemical symbol for potassium. “EFF” is said to be an abbreviation of “effervescent”. The examining attorney…
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