· 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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