Legal Opinion
Kohler Co. v. Moen Incorporated, F/k/a Stanadyne, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 14, 1993No. 92-2350PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFEY, Circuit Judge.
This action began in 1987 when Moen, Incorporated (“Moen”) filed two applications in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) to register a faucet design and a faucet handle design as trademarks. Kohler Company (“Kohler”) opposed the applications before the PTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) on the ground that product shapes were not registrable as trademarks. The TTAB dismissed Kohler’s oppositions. Kohler sought review of the TTAB’s decision under 15 U.S.C. § 1071(b) in the district court. The parties filed cross summary judgment motions and…
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