Legal Opinion
Induct-O-Matic Corporation v. Inductotherm Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1984No. 83-1271PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
In June 1978, Inductotherm, deféndantappellee, filed a trademark opposition proceeding in the United States Patent Office to protest the grant of a trademark registration to plaintiff-appellant for its mark “INDUCT-O-MATIC” (IOM). The Trader mark Examiner, however, already had ruled in May 1978 that the mark “INDUCT-O-MATIC” was entitled to registration over Inductotherm’s registered mark, “INDUCTO.” 1 In October 1978, Inductotherm filed suit against IOM in the United States District Court of New Jersey, which dismissed the suit for lack of jurisdiction. IOM then filed…
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