Key Chemicals, Inc. v. Kelite Chemicals Corp.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
1Opinion of the CourtMaletz, Judge
These consolidated appeals by Key Chemicals, Inc. (Key) are from so much of the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board1 as sustained the oppositions by Kelite Chemicals Corp. (Kelite) to Key’s applications to register “KEY-MIX” 2 and “KEY CHEM”,3 both for “cleaning compounds”.
Kelite’s opposition is chiefly predicated on ownership and prior use of its registered mark “KEYKOTE” 4 for a “Chemical compound which, when dissolved in water, is used in the treatment of steel to inhibit oxidation or corrosion and to provide a bond for paint”. To a lesser extent, Kelite also relies on its…
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- Natural Footwear Ltd. v. Hart, Schaffner & MarxCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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