Legal Opinion
Tetley v. Bay State Fishing Co.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided March 23, 1936No. 3595PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGRAham, Presiding Judge
The appellee, Bay State Fishing Company, filed its application in the United States Patent Office on January 14, 1933, for registration of a trade-mark used in connection with the sale of “haddock, cod, cusk, hake, pollack, mackerel, butterfish, herring, whiting, flounders, sole, bluefish, and catfish, fresh, frozen, salted, smoked and in cans.” The trade-mark sought to be registered consists ,of the two words “Budget Special,” and is commonly used in a label together with a representation of a fisherman and a fish.
The appellant, Joseph Tetley & Co., Inc., filed notice of opposition to the…
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