Legal Opinion
Ralston Purina Company v. Midwest Cordage Company, Inc.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided March 16, 1967No. Patent Appeal 7720PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICH, Judge.
This appeal is from a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 145 U.S.P.Q. 348, dismissing a petition to cancel from the Principal Register a registration 1 of the trademark CHECKERBOARD for baler and binder twine.
The registrant and its predecessors have sold baler twine since May 1958 under the trademark CHECKERBOARD. Annual sales were initially about $20,000 to $25,000. They grew to approximately $140,000 to $150,000 in the years 1960-1962. Sales for 1963 were about $50,000. Sales of $75,000 to $80,000 were predicted for 1964. 2 No evidence of registrant’s advertising…
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