A. Croteau Lte'e

In re Wada
194 F.3d 1297 (Fed. Cir. 1999) Cited 11 times
Affirming PTO ruling that "New York Ways Gallery" was primarily geographically descriptive because "NEW YORK is not an obscure geographical term and that it is known as a place where the goods at issue here are designed, manufactured, and sold. . . ."
In re Nantucket, Inc.
677 F.2d 95 (C.C.P.A. 1982) Cited 28 times
Describing this legislative history
Singer Mfg. Co. v. Birginal-Bigsby Corp.
319 F.2d 273 (C.C.P.A. 1963) Cited 10 times
In Singer Manufacturing Co. v. Birginal-Bigsby Corp., 319 F.2d 273, 50 CCPA 1380, (1963), this court held that Singer had the right to oppose the registration of the mark AMERICAN BEAUTY for sewing machines made in Japan and sold in the United States.
Section 1052 - Trademarks registrable on principal register; concurrent registration
15 U.S.C. § 1052 Cited 1,609 times 274 Legal Analyses
Granting authority to refuse registration to a trademark that so resembles a registered mark "as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods of the applicant, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive"