Legal Opinion
In Re Budge Manufacturing Co., Inc
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 21, 1988No. Appeal 87-1541PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Circuit Judge.
Budge Manufacturing Co., Inc., appeals from the final decision of the United States Trademark Trial and Appeal Board refusing registration of LOVEE LAMB for “automotive seat covers,” application Serial No. 507,974 filed November 9, 1984. The basis for rejection is that the term LAMB is deceptive matter within the meaning of section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a) (1982), as applied to Budge's goods which are made wholly from synthetic fibers. We affirm.
Opinion
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