· 5/23/1979
The Vision Center, Cross v. Opticks, Inc., Will Ross, Inc. And G. D. Searle & Co., Cross
Citations
- 596 F.2d 111
- 202 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 333
- 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 14469
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Vision” in the name Vision Center is descriptive of type of product sold
- “In assessing a claim of secondary meaning, the chief inquiry is the attitude of the consumer toward the mark; does it denote to him a ‘single thing coming from a single source’? Short of a survey, this is difficult of direct proof.”
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Judges: Thornberry, Ainsworth, Morgan
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