LINCOLN MOTOR CO. v. LINCOLN MFG. CO.

No. 1973.

26 F.2d 563 (1928)

LINCOLN MOTOR CO. v. LINCOLN MFG. CO.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided May 7, 1928.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. R. Halbert, of Detroit, Mich., E. S. Rogers, of New York City, and C. M. Thomas and F. D. Thomas, both of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Geo. B. Schley, of Indianapolis, Ind., and Robt. Watson, of Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB and VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justices.


VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.

This appeal is from the decision of the Commissioner of Patents dismissing an opposition brought by appellant, Lincoln Motor Company, against the registration of a trademark by appellee, Lincoln Manufacturing Company.

The marks of the respective parties consist of the word "Lincoln," with certain embellishments. The mark of appellant company is applied to automobiles known as the Lincoln car, and has been in use since 1920. The...

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