In re Reid Bros.

District of Columbia

In re Reid Bros.

273 F. 368, 51 App. D.C. 6, 1921 U.S. App. LEXIS 1473

District Court, District of Columbia·Decided May 2, 1921·No. No. 1273·Published

Opinion

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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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.

In re Reid Bros., 273 F. 368, 51 App. D.C. 6, 1921 U.S. App. LEXIS 1473 (D.D.C. 1921).

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