U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1953

Burgess Battery Company v. Robert C. Watson, Commissioner of Patents

Burgess Battery Company v. Robert C. Watson, Commissioner of Patents
U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · Decided April 3, 1953 · Edgerton, Clark, Miller
204 F.2d 35 (Federal Reporter, Second Series)

Burgess Battery Company v. Robert C. Watson, Commissioner of Patents

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing the complaint in an action under Section 21 of the Trade-Mark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1071, 60 Stat. 435, and Section 4915 of the Revised Statutes, 35 U.S. C.A. § 63, in which the appellant sought to have the court authorize the registration on the Principal Register, under the provisions of Section 2(f) of the Trade-Mark Act of 1946, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1052, 60 Stat. 428, as a trade-mark for batteries, of a design consisting of alternate black and white stripes of indefinite size and extent. The judgment is affirmed on the opinion of the District Court. Burgess Battery Co. v. Mar-zall, 101 F.Supp. 812.

Affirmed.

WILBUR K. MILLER, Circuit Judge, dissents.

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