IN RE HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INC.

No. 88-1048.

852 F.2d 552 (1988)

In re HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

July 21, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Quin Vidas, Vidas and Arrett, P.A., Minneapolis, Minn., argued for appellant.

Nancy C. Slutter, Asst. Sol., Arlington, Va., argued for appellee. With her on the brief were Joseph F. Nakamura, Sol., and Fred E. McKelvey, Deputy Sol.

Before SMITH and BISSELL, Circuit Judges, and NICHOLS, Senior Circuit Judge.


EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.

Hutchinson Technology Incorporated (Hutchinson) appeals the decision of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) refusing registration of HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY as a trademark. The board's decision is reversed.

I. Issue

The sole issue on appeal is whether the board erred in refusing to register on the principal register the mark HUTCHINSON TECHNOLOGY because...

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