Legal Opinion
Jewelers Vigilance Committee, Inc. v. Ullenberg Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 8, 1988No. Appeal 88-1094PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Circuit Judge.
Jewelers Vigilance Committee, Inc. (JVC) appeals from the final decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, 5 USPQ2d 1622 (TTAB 1987) (,Jewelers III), dismissing with prejudice its Opposition No. 69,744. JVC opposed Ullenberg Corp.’s trademark application Serial No. 426,312, filed May 17, 1983, to register “FOREVER YOURS/DEBEERS DIA. LTD.” (in a particular display) for “precious stones, namely diamonds.” The grounds alleged were a false suggestion of association and likelihood of confusion with the name DEBEERS of a third…
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