United States Fourth Circuit

In a trademark case, the court decided that the United States Patent and Trademark Office may reject an application to register a trademark because the application contains multiple marks, even where the mark is registered in another country.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/20/2004
• Published 07/20/2004

Judges

• Before MOTZ and KING, Circuit Judges, and DAVID R. HANSEN, Senior Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, sitting by designation.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Mark Lebow, Young & Thompson, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant.  C. Edward Polk, Jr., Associate Solicitor, United States Patent & Trademark Office, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Thomas W. Perkins, Young & Thompson, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant.  Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Dennis E. Szybala, Assistant United States Attorney, Office Of The United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia;  John M. Whealan, Solicitor, Cynthia C. Lynch, Associate Solicitor, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellee.