ESSO STANDARD OIL COMPANY v. SUN OIL COMPANY

No. 12425.

229 F.2d 37 (1956)

ESSO STANDARD OIL COMPANY, Appellant, v. SUN OIL COMPANY et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 19, 1956.

Petition for Rehearing Denied February 24, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Francis C. Browne, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. William E. Schuyler, Jr., Andrew B. Beveridge and James Atkins, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Dos T. Hatfield, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Frank S. Busser, Philadelphia, Pa., was on the brief, for appellee Sun Oil Co.

Messrs. E. L. Reynolds, Sol., United States Patent Office, and Clarence W. Moore, Atty., United States Patent Office, entered appearances for Robert C. Watson, Commissioner of Patents, but filed no brief and took no part in the argument.

Before EDGERTON, WILBUR K. MILLER and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

This case raises questions concerning the nature and scope of the District Court's power to reject findings of the Patent Office in trademark cases, in the de novo proceedings authorized by Rev. Stat. § 4915.1

The contest relates to whether appellee Sun Oil Company is entitled to register "Sunvis" as its trademark, as against the trademark "Univis" previously used and registered by appellant Esso...

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