Legal Opinion
United Electric Co. v. Replogle
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 7, 1923No. 1591PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
The United Electric Company made application for the registration of a trade-mark entitled "A Red Band," applied to vacuum cleaners, as shown in the following drawing:
It showed that it had used the mark continuously in its business since 1918. Replogle opposed the registration on the ground that he owned a registered trade-mark which he had applied continuously to vacuum cleaners since its registration in 1912. The certificate of registration describes the mark as “a red ring and the words ‘Red Ring,’ ” which is illustrated as follows:
No testimony was taken by either…
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