Kellogg Co. v. Don R. Mueller

Case details

Case no.: 91100070

Decision date: 14 Feb, 2001

Subject matter: Detriment to earlier markIdentity of goods and servicesSimilarity of goods and servicesPhonetic similarity

Decision

Opposition Sustained

Comparison of Trademarks

NUTRI-GRAIN

NUTRI BRAIN

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