Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. v. McDonnell

JacksoN, Judge,

delivered tbe opinion of the court:

This is an appeal in a trade-mark opposition proceeding from a decision, 67 USPQ 173, of the Commissioner of Patents, by Leslie Frazer, First Assistant Commissioner, affirming that of the Examiner of Interferences dismissing appellant’s notice of opposition and adjudging that appellee is entitled to the registration for which he made application.

The application, Serial No. 452,310, was-filed April 13, 1942, and alleged January 19, 1939, as the date of first use of appellee’s mark, consisting of “MM” joined together above a chevron-like angular…