Opinion

Jiffy, Inc. v. Jordan Industries, Inc.

  • 481 F.2d 1323
  • 179 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 169
  • 1973 CCPA LEXIS 275
Court
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Filed
Aug 23, 1973
Status
Published
Author
Rich
On the bench
Almond, Baldwin, Lane, Markey, Rich
Cited by
1 cases
Authority
More cited than 18.6%

The opinion

RICH, Judge

(dissenting).

I would affirm on the unanimous opinion of the board, 167 USPQ 563 (1970). The board considered the voluminous sales under the JIFFY mark which, no doubt, have made it well known. The better known it is, the less likelihood of confusion there would be, in my opinion, assuming concurrent use of JIF-LOK. Compare Lever Brothers Co. v. Producers Chemical Service, 283 F.2d 879 , 48 CCPA 744 (1960), and In re General Electric Co., 304 F.2d 688 , 49 CCPA 1186 (1962).

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