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· 6/20/1956

Modern Optics, Incorporated v. The Univis Lens Company

Citations

  • 234 F.2d 504
  • 43 C.C.P.A. 970

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  • “[A]s a general rule, initials cannot be considered descriptive unless they have become so generally understood as representing descriptive words as to be accepted as substantially synonymous therewith”

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Judges: Johnson, Worley, Cole, Jackson

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