Legal Opinion
Exxon Corporation, Humble Oil & Refining Corporation, Humble Gas Transmission Co. And Humble, Inc. v. Humble Exploration Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1983No. 81-1386PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge.
Humble Exploration Company, Inc. appeals from an order of the district court, 524 F.Supp. 450, enjoining its use of “Humble” as a trade name. The main issue on appeal is whether the district court erred in finding that Exxon Company, U.S.A. had not abandoned the use of the trademark HUMBLE. 1 Because we find that the lim ited arranged sales of HUMBLE products as part of Exxon’s trademark maintenance program are insufficient uses to avoid prima facie abandonment under 15 U.S.C. § 1127, we reverse and remand to the district court for a determination of…
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