District Court, District of Columbia, 1921

In re Reid Bros.

In re Reid Bros.
District Court, District of Columbia · Decided May 2, 1921
273 F. 368; 51 App. D.C. 6; 1921 U.S. App. LEXIS 1473
In re Reid Bros.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Appeal from a decision of the Patent Office refusing to register as a trade-mark for hot-water bottles, ice bags, and certain other hospital supplies, a shield bearing the word “Efficiency” in ordinary block type; the ground of the decision being that the mark is descriptive.

We are constrained to hold that this case is controlled by our decision in Re Crosby Steam Gage & Valve Co., 47 App. D. C. 382, in which it was ruled that the words “High Efficiency” were not register-, able as a trade-mark for safety relief valves, because “more descriptive than suggestive.”

Accordingly the decision is affirmed.

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