Case Name: BLEK CO., Manufacturers, v. MISHAWAKA RUBBER & WOOLEN MFG. CO.
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1927-03-07
Citations: 18 F.2d 191
Docket Number: No. 1911
Parties: BLEK CO., Manufacturers, v. MISHAWAKA RUBBER & WOOLEN MFG. CO.
Judges: Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB and VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justices.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 18
Pages: 191–191

Head Matter:
BLEK CO., Manufacturers, v. MISHAWAKA RUBBER & WOOLEN MFG. CO.
(Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.
Submitted January 14, 1927.
Decided March 7, 1927.)
No. 1911.
Ralph Kalish, of St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.
E. W; Shepard, of Washington, D. C., and E. M. Giles, of Chicago, Ill., for appellee.
Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB and VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justices.

Opinion:
ROBB, Associate Justice.
Appeal from concurrent decisions of the tribunals of the Patent Office, in a trade-mark interference proceeding, refusing registration to the appellant.
Long prior to the adoption by appellant of the mark consisting of the words "Red Dot," with a circular spot between, for use on men's, boy's, children's, and women's garters, appellee had widely used a similar mark on rubber boots, overshoes, woolen boots, and socks. The Patent Office found, and we concur in the finding, that the use of deceptively similar marks on socks and garters would be likely to cause confusion in trade and mislead purchasers. Wolf & Sons v. Lord & Taylor, 41 App. D. C. 514.
The decision is affirmed.
Affirmed.