In re Jacques Bernier, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
894 F.2d 389 · 1990
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1052 (§ 2 of the Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act))
Relies on World Carpets, Inc. v. Dick Littrell's New World Carpets · In re Loew's Theatres, Inc. · In re Nantucket Inc. · In Re Societe Generale Des Eaux Minerales De Vittel Sa
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““The 1946 Lanham Act steered away from the prior practice of looking a word up in an atlas or gazetteer and then refusing registration if there was any place on earth called by that word.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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