L. & C. Hardtmuth, Inc. v. Fabrique Suisse De Crayons Caran D'Ache S.A.

RICH, Judge.

Application was made by appellee to register “Technograph” on the Principal Register as a trademark for “Pencils, leads and lead-holders,” based on Swiss registration No. 150752 of 14 April 1954.

Appellant opposed the registration on the basis of ownership of Reg. No. 375,022 of Feb. 6, 1940, “Teehnicrayon” for “pencils of all kinds” and Reg. No. 558,728, May 13, 1952, “Teehniflex” for “colored pencils,” and also asserted that Reg. No. 613,177, Sept. 27,1955, “Rapido-graph” for “ball-point pens, fountain pens, mechanical pencils,” issued to Koh-I-Noor Pencil Company, Inc., was…