Legal Opinion
Franklin Press, Inc.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided April 26, 1979No. Appeal No. 79-512PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) affirming the refusal to register appellant’s service mark. We reverse.
Background
Appellant has applied to the PTO for registration of the following mark:
The registration application claimed use of this mark in connection with printing services since August 9, 1976. Appellant disclaimed any rights to the expressions “Employees Represented by ITU, IPPU & GCU, & GAIU,” “Press,” “Inc.,” and “Baton Rouge, La.” apart from their use in the mark as shown.
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