Legal Opinion
Westgate-Sun Harbor Co. v. Watson, Commissioner of Patents
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 18, 1953No. 11309_1PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court dismissing the complaint in an action instituted for the purpose of securing registration of appellant’s trademark “Breast-O’-Chicken” for canned tuna ’ fish.
For a proper understanding of the issues, a brief recital of the facts and a chronological resume of past proceedings are necessary.
In 1926, appellant’s predecessor in interest, the Westgate Sea Products Co.,1 2filed an application for registration of the trademark “Breast-O’-Chicken” under the TradeMark Act of 1905.3 That application was opposed by Van Camp Sea…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commissioner v. SunnenSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Southern Pacific Railroad v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Sunshine Anthracite Coal Co. v. AdkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- National Labor Relations Board v. Denver Building & Construction Trades CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Van Camp Sea Food Co. v. Alexander B. Stewart OrganizationsCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1931
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3Cited by9 opinions
- David Sherman Corporation, Doing Business as the Sarnoff Company v. Heublein, Inc., Doing Business as Ste Pierre Smirnoff, FlsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Young & Company and Texas Employers Insurance Association v. R. J. Shea, Deputy Commissioner of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Avon Shoe Co. v. David Crystal, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1959
- Matter of Lincoln Plaza Towers AssociatesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Thornton v. Little Sisters of the PoorDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1977
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