Legal Opinion
Weiss Associates, Inc. v. Hrl Associates, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 10, 1990No. 90-1005PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHARP, District Judge.
This case comes before this court on a denial of registration by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Board) for the trademark TMM of Weiss Associates. Jurisdiction is found pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1295(a)(4)(B) and 15 U.S.C. § 1071(a)(1). We affirm.
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Facts
Weiss Associates (Weiss) is the appellant and applicant seeking to register the trademark TMM for computer software. HRL Associates (HRL) has registered its trademarks TMS, TMS TOTAL MAINTENANCE SYSTEM & Design and TMS TOTAL MAINTENANCE SYSTEM Stylized. Both parties market software systems. These products are used…
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