Legal Opinion
Schnur & Cohan, Inc. v. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided June 15, 1955No. Patent Appeal 6128PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’CONNELL, Acting Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents acting through the Assistant Commissioner, Hon. Daphne Leeds, 99 USPQ 316, who reversed the decision of the Examiner of Trade-Mark Interferences in a cancellation proceeding. The action of the commissioner thereby removed appellant’s mark “Academy Award,” used by it since 1939 on ladies’ and girls’ slips, from the register of Trade-Marks maintained under the Act of 1905 now 15 U.S. C.A. § 1051 et seq.
Appellee’s action was based upon prior ownership and use of its world-renowned name or emblem,…
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