Legal Opinion

Kimberly-Clark Corporation v. Marzall, Commissioner of Patents (Two Cases)

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided May 1, 1952No. 10932, 10933PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge.

Each of these appeals presents the question whether a combination of two surnames is registrable as a trade-mark. The principal difference between the two oases is that one was brought under the Act of February 20, 1905, as amended, 15 U.S.C.A. § 81 et seq., and the other under the Act of July 5, 1946, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1051 et seq.

No. 10,932. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a manufacturer of paper and paper products, applied under the Act of 1905 for registration of a trade-mark consisting of the words “A Product of Kimberly Clark Research,” within a scroll border…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Estate of P. D. Beckwith, Inc. v. Commissioner of PatentsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
  2. Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1929
  3. In Re Midy Laboratories, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1939
  4. In re Meyer Bros. Coffee & Spice Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1908

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. A. T. Cross Company v. Jonathan Bradley Pens, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  2. Application of Standard Elektrik Lorenz AktiengesellschaftCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1967
  3. Drexel Enterprises, Inc. v. Hermitage Cabinet Shop, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1967
  4. Application of Ada Milling CoCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1953
  5. Application of Ada Milling CoCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1953

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