Legal Opinion
The University of Notre Dame Du Lac v. J.C. Gourmet Food Imports Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 30, 1983No. Appeal 82-588; Opposition 61847PublishedCited by 230 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NIES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) dismissing an opposition to registration of the trademark NOTRE DAME and Design for cheese, application serial No. 11,737, filed January 7,1977. 1 The board held that the mark sought to be registered was not precluded from registration under either 15 U.S.C. § 1052(a) or § 1052(d), as asserted by appellant. We affirm.
Background
J.C. Gourmet Pood Imports, Co., Inc., is in the business of importing European cheeses to the United States and selling them…
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