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· 7/13/1960

Clairol, Incorporated v. Roux Distributing Co., Inc

Citations

  • 280 F.2d 863
  • 47 C.C.P.A. 1165
  • 126 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 397
  • 1960 CCPA LEXIS 238

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • even novel ways of referring to a product may nonetheless be merely descriptive
  • “The same merchandise may, and often does, have more than one generic name.”
  • “The same merchandise may, and often does, have more than one generic name.”

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Judges: Worley, Rich, Martin, Smith, Kirkpatrick

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