Legal Opinion
Astra Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. v. Pharmaton, S. A., D.B.A. Pharmaton A. G. And Pharmaton Ltd.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided May 20, 1965No. Patent Appeal 7261PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Judge.
Appellee Pharmaton, S. A., d.b.a. Pharmaton A. G. and Pharmaton Ltd. (Pharmaton), filed an application1 to register LIDOCATON on the Principal Register as a mark for a local anesthetic for dental and medical purposes.
Registration has been opposed 2 by appellant Astra Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. (Astra). Astra alleges that prior to the filing date of appellee’s application it had manufactured and sold this product, a local anesthetic known as lidocaine,3 for medical and dental purposes. A. U. S. patent4 had been obtained for the anesthetic by Astra’s parent company, and Astra…
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