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Federal Circuit· 9/21/1988

In Re Budge Manufacturing Co., Inc

Citations

  • 857 F.2d 773
  • 8 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1259
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 12792
  • 1988 WL 96267

How courts have described this case

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

  • finding wording of advertising not relevant to trademark significance in deceptiveness analysis
  • LOVEE LAMB deceptive for “automotive seat covers” that are “wholly made from synthetic fibers”
  • LOVEE LAMB held deceptive for seat covers not made of lambskin
  • “Congress has said that the advantages of registration may not be extended to a mark which deceives the public. Thus, the mark standing alone must pass muster, for that is what the applicant seeks to register, not extraneous explanatory statements”
  • “the PTO has limited facilities for acquiring evidence ….”
  • LOVEE LAMB deceptive for “automotive seat covers”

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Judges: Nies, Bissell, Nichols

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