Schroeder v. Wheeler

LANDIS, J., pro tem.

The following are the facts as stated in appellant’s brief and appear to substantially cover the controlling facts, to wit:

The defendant, Maude Agnes Mingus Wheeler, was the inventor and manufacturer of a composition hair rinse known as Lavalon Rinsing Powder. Desiring to obtain protection for her invention and for the name “Lavalon”, she filed in the United States patent office two applications, one for a patent on the hair rinse and the other for a trademark on the aforesaid name, which trademark later became involved in an opposition proceeding. Both of these…