Legal Opinion
Hancock v. American Steel & Wire Co. Of New Jersey
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided April 15, 1953No. Patent Appeals 5947PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Judge.
This' is an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents, speaking through the Assistant Commissioner, 91 U.S.P.Q. 350, affirming the decision of the Examiner of Trade-Mark Interferences sustaining appellee’s opposition to registration of the mark sought by appellant.
On May 5, 1948, appellant, Paul P. Hancock, filed his application, serial No. 556,-262, in the Patent Office for registration, under the Trade-Mark Act of 1946, 15 U.S. C.A. § 1051 et seq., of the mark “Tornado” in association with a pictorial representation of a whirlwind for use upon “wire fencing.”…
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