Legal Opinion
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation v. Jones Engineering Co.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided July 7, 1961No. Patent Appeal 6681PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WORLEY, Chief Judge.
Appellee seeks registration of “JalO-Vent” for use on “Ventilators to be Mounted in Glass Block Wall Areas of Houses and the Like.” Use since July 8, 1957, is alleged. Registration is opposed by appellant, Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, on the basis of prior use and registration of “JALCASE” for hot rolled and cold finished steel bars; 1 “JALLOY” for metal in bar form and metal wire, 2 and for metal structural shapes; 3 “JAL-DUCT” for steel pipe; 4 “JAL-DOR” for doors; 5 “Jalten” for sheet metal and plates; 6 and “JAL-ZINC” for coated steel plates. 7
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