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INSTITUT NAT. DES APPELLATIONS D'ORIGINE v. VINTNERS

No. 91-1332.

958 F.2d 1574 (1992)

The INSTITUT NATIONAL DES APPELLATIONS D'ORIGINE, Appellant, v. VINTNERS INTERNATIONAL COMPANY, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 22, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter M. Brody, of Ropes & Gray, Washington, D.C., argued, for appellant.

Catherine H. Stockell, of Pennie & Edmonds, New York City, argued, for appellee. With her on the brief, were Mercer L. Stockell and Johanna M. Geoghan.

Before RICH, MICHEL, and PLAGER, Circuit Judges.

RICH, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from the March 19, 1991 decision of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) dismissing, with prejudice, The Institut National Des Appellations D'Origine's (INAO) Opposition No. 81,742. INAO opposed Vintners International Company, Inc.'s (Vintners) registration of the trademark CHABLIS WITH A TWIST for "a citrus flavored wine," application Serial No. 73/730,097, filed May 23, 1988. Opposition...

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