Legal Opinion
Real Foods Pty Ltd. v. Frito-Lay North America, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 21, 2018No. 2017-1959, 2017-2009PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wallach, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Real Foods Pty Ltd. ("Real Foods") sought registration of two marks: "CORN THINS," for "crispbread slices predominantly of corn, namely popped corn cakes"; and "RICE THINS," for "crispbread slices primarily made of rice, namely rice cakes." J.A. 279 (emphasis omitted). Cross-Appellant Frito-Lay North America, Inc. ("Frito-Lay") opposed the registrations, arguing that the proposed marks should be refused as either generic or descriptive without having acquired distinctiveness. See J.A. 241-43 (opposition to RICE THINS), 254-56 (opposition to CORN THINS). The…
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