# Jiffy, Inc. v. Jordan Industries, Inc.

> Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · August 23, 1973 · 481 F.2d 1323

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/8890628

## Case

- **Full name:** JIFFY, INCORPORATED v. JORDAN INDUSTRIES, INC.
- **Court:** Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
- **Decided:** August 23, 1973
- **Citations:** 481 F.2d 1323; 179 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 169; 1973 CCPA LEXIS 275
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Rich
- **Judges:** Almond, Baldwin, Lane, Markey, Rich
- **Cited by:** 1 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

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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