Legal Opinion

Ultra-White Co. v. Johnson Chemical Industries, Inc.

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided September 14, 1972No. 8679PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Maletz, Judge.

This is an appeal by tbe Ultra-White Company (UÍtra-White) from a decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board1 granting the petitions of Johnson Chemical Industries, Inc. (Johnson) to cancel Registration No. 713,679 2 of the mark “Bright White” for “laundry whitener in liguid and powdered form” and Registration No. 816,822 3 *1252of the same mark for “chemical preparations for use as laundry whitener, textile preservative, textile softener and bacteriostat.”

Johnson’s petitions were predicated on asserted prior and continuous use since 1948 of the mark “Brightwhite” for its…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Application of National Distillers and Chemical Corporation, Doing Business as National Distillers Products CoCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1962
  2. Salem Commodities, Incorporated v. The Miami Margarine CompanyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1957
  3. Application of Continental Baking CompanyCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1968
  4. Application of Calgon CorporationCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1971
  5. Jos. S. Cohen & Sons Co., Inc. v. Hearst Magazines, IncCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1955

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. In re E. I. DuPont DeNemours & Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1973
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  3. Pro-Football, Inc. v. HarjoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2003
  4. Brooklyn Brewery Corporation v. Brooklyn Brew Shop, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2021
  5. American Automobile Ass'n v. AAA Insurance Agency, Inc.District Court, W.D. Texas · 1985

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