Legal Opinion

West Florida Seafood, Inc. v. Jet Restaurants, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Decided July 25, 1994No. 93-1377PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RICH, Circuit Judge.

West Florida Seafood, Inc. (West) appeals the February 9, 1993, decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) denying West’s petition to cancel the service mark registration “FAST EDDIE’S FAMOUS HAMBURGERS” for restaurant services, Reg. No. 1,464,008, owned by Jet Restaurants, Inc. (Jet). 1 We reverse and remand.

I. BACKGROUND

A. TTAB Proceedings

West, d/b/a FAST EDDIE’S PLACE, filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) on March 17, 1987, to register the mark “FAST EDDIE’S” 2 for restaurant services, alleging a date of first use of February…

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