Legal Opinion

In re Midy Laboratories, Inc.

Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

Decided June 15, 1939No. Patent Appeal No. 4151Published

1Opinion of the Court

GARRETT, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents affirming that of the examiner denying appellant’s application for registration under the Trademark Registration Act of 1905, 15 U.S. C.A. § 81 et seq. of the notation “Piper-azine-Midy” as a trade-mark for “preparations for the treatment of gravel, stone, and other manifestations of the uric-acid diathesis, and to control the formation of urates.”

It is conceded by the applicant that the word “Piperazine” is descriptive of the goods and that the word “Midy” is a surname, a part of applicant’s corporate…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Estate of P. D. Beckwith, Inc. v. Commissioner of PatentsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  2. In Re Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1936
  3. Whitman Publishing Co. v. McLoughlin Bros.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1938
  4. Krank v. PhilippeDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1924
  5. In re Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1937

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