Application of Toledo Scale Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Commissioner of Patents. Application by the Toledo Scale Company for registration of a trademark. From a decision refusing registration, the applicant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
The Toledo Scale Company sought to have registered the words “Honest Weight” as a trade-mark applicable to *608scales. From a decision refusing registration of the mark, on the, ground that it was merely descriptive, the Scale Company brings the case here for our review.
It appears that at one time manufacturers were putting out scales which they said would enable merchants to cheat their customers to the extent of 3 per cent, of the value of their purchases, that to' meet this practice the appellants determined to make, advertise, and sell a scale which would give accurate…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Florence Mfg. Co. v. J. C. Dowd & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1910
- Coca-Cola Co. v. Chero-Cola Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1921
- In re Swan & Finch Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1919
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