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· 11/18/1983

In Re Sarkli, Ltd.

Citations

  • 721 F.2d 353
  • 220 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 111
  • 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 13698

How courts have described this case

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

  • \None of these [dictionary] definitions makes 'second chance' the exact translation of [the French word] 'repechage.'\
  • “the PTO may reject an application ex parte solely because of similarity in meaning of the mark sought to be registered with a previously registered mark”
  • “[S]uch similarity as there is in connotation [between the marks REPECHAGE and SECOND CHANCE] must be weighed against the dissimilarity in appearance, sound, and all other factors, before reaching a conclusion on likelihood of confusion as to source.”
  • SECOND CHANCE and REPECHAGE not exact equivalents

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Judges: Friedman, Smith, Nies

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