Legal Opinion
Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc. v. Metallurgical Exoproducts Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided March 8, 1988No. 87-1649PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BISSELL, Circuit Judge.
Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc. (DDA) appeals the decision of the Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (Board), Dunkin’ Donuts of America, Inc. v. Metallurgical Exoproducts Corp., Opposition No. 69,533 (June 16, 1987), granting Metallurgical Exopro-ducts Corporation’s (MEC) motion for summary judgment. We vacate and remand.
BACKGROUND
MEC applied to register the mark DUNKING DONUT as a trademark for “chemical deoxidizers, fluxing agents, and alloying compounds for ladle additions to molten metal.” DDA opposed registration of the mark under section…
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