Legal Opinion
Shunk Manufacturing Company v. Tarrant Manufacturing Company
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 10, 1963No. Patent Appeal 6896PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALMOND, Judge,
Appellant, Shunk Manufacturing Company, filed a trademark application 1 to register a figure, designated as a Scotsman, as a trademark for heavy duty equipment, such as graders and other ground working machines, blades therefor, sand spreaders, etc. The trademark sought to be registered is as follows:
Use beginning in or about September 1957 is asserted.
Appellee, Tarrant Manufacturing Company, registrant of “SCOTCHMAN” 2 for motor driven mechanical apparatus for spreading flake, chip, and granular material on highways, land, and water, filed notice of opposition.
Appellee’s word…
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