HYDRO-DYNAMICS, INC. v. GEORGE PUTNAM & CO., INC.

Appeal No. 86-1184.

811 F.2d 1470 (1987)

HYDRO-DYNAMICS, INC., Appellant, v. GEORGE PUTNAM & COMPANY, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

February 11, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. Laughlin, Benoite, Smith & Laughlin, of Arlington, Va., argued for appellant.

James B. Middleton, of Decatur, Ga., argued for appellee.

Before SMITH, Circuit Judge, BENNETT, Senior Circuit Judge, and NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.


PAULINE NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Hydro-Dynamics, Inc. appeals the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, sustaining an opposition filed by George Putnam & Company, Inc., thereby denying to Hydro-Dynamics federal registration of the mark WATERCOLORS for waterbed linens. George Putnam & Co. v. Hydro-Dynamics, Inc., 228 USPQ 951 (TTAB 1986). We affirm the Board's decision.

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