Legal Opinion
In re Clorox Co.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 30, 1978No. Appeal No. 77-628PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARKEY, Chief Judge.
Appeal from a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) decision, In re Clorox Co., 196 USPQ 140 (TTAB 1977), affirming the refusal of the examiner to register the designation ERASE for “laundry soil and stain remover.” We affirm.
Background
Appellant, The Clorox Company, filed an application1 to register ERASE on the Principal Register as a trademark for a laundry soil and stain remover. Use of the mark since November 13, 1975, was asserted. The examiner rejected the application on two grounds: (1) that ERASE so resembles STAIN ERASER previously registered for a stain…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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