Legal Opinion
In Re Northland Aluminum Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided November 20, 1985No. Appeal 85-866PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.
We affirm the decision 1 of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the Board), refusing registration of the word BUNDT, in the form shown, as a trademark for “ring cake mix”.
Northland Aluminum filed trademark application Serial No. 433,565 on August 23, 1972, alleging use of the mark BUNDT for ring cake mix in interstate commerce since February 10, 1972, said use being by its licensee The Pillsbury Company.
In response to an inquiry from the Examiner as to whether BUNDT was a foreign word, applicant responded that it…
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