Legal Opinion
Attorney General Opinion No.
Kansas Attorney General Reports
Decided January 29, 1997Published
1Opinion of the Court
Larry Froelich, Executive Director Kansas State Board of Pharmacy Landon State Office Building 900 S.W. Jackson, Room 513 Topeka, Kansas 66612-1231
Dear Mr. Froelich:
As Executive Director of the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy, you ask whether the company Rx Furniture Medic is in violation of K.S.A. 65-636 by its use of the prescription symbol "Rx" in its name and, if so, whether "Rx Furniture Medic" as a federally registered trademark is exempt from that Kansas statutory prohibition.
Furniture Medic obtained federal registration on March 7, 1995 for its service mark consisting of the symbol…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Le Drugstore Etats Unis, Inc. v. New York State Board of PharmacyNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- Storer Cable Communications v. City of MontgomeryDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1992
- Kiwanis International v. Ridgewood Kiwanis ClubDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1986
- Kansas State Board of Pharmacy v. WilsonCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1983