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196 F.2d 241

Docket No. 11001.

Marzall v. Cook

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Argued Nov. 27, 1951.

Decided April 24, 1952.

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1952-04-24

Cited by 7 later decisions — most recently June 1954

7 federal appellate ·

2 counsel of record

Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1052 (§ 2 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act))

Relies on United States v. Raynor · McDonald v. Hovey · Willis v. Eastern Trust & Banking Co.

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1952-04-24

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¶1H. S. Miller, United States Patent Office, Washington, D. C., with whom E. L. Reynolds, Solicitor, United States Patent Office, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

¶2A. Yates Dowell, Washington, D. C., for appellee. Vincent M. Creedon, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellee.

¶3Before PRETTYMAN, FAHY and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.

¶4PER CURIAM.

¶5This is a case in which the District Court, in a suit under R.S. 4915, 35 U.S.C.A. § 63, granted registration of a trademark to plaintiff-appellee, after denial by the Patent Office. We find no reversible error.

¶6Affirmed.

¶7FAHY, Circuit Judge, dissenting, thinks the registration was properly denied by the Patent Office. His view is that while the marks in general appearance are dissimilar, the use by the plaintiff below of “JOCO’S” as a part of its mark brings it so similar in sound to “JACCO”, part of a mark in prior use, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake among purchasers within the meaning of 60 Stat. 428 (1946), 15 U.S.C.A. § 1052(d).

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