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Sanrio Company, Ltd. v. Scanti Lingerie Co., Inc.
Sanrio challenged a lingerie company’s “MISS KITTY.” The case ended in a without-prejudice dismissal consistent with a deal.
Sanrio Company, Ltd. (opposer),
Plaintiff,
v.
Scanti Lingerie Co., Inc. (registrant, MISS KITTY),
Defendant.
Docket No.Opposition No. 91067300
CourtUSPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)
Filed1983
StatusSettled
The record
- Court
- USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB)
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Docket No.
- Opposition No. 91067300
- Filed
- 1983
- Resolved
- 1984
- Sanrio’s role
- Opposer
- Type
- Trademark
- Claims
- Likelihood of confusion with HELLO KITTY
- Counsel — plaintiff/petitioner
- not public
- Counsel — Sanrio side
- not public
What happened
Sanrio challenged a lingerie company’s “MISS KITTY.” The case ended in a without-prejudice dismissal consistent with a deal.
Outcome
Dismissed without prejudice (31 Dec 1984), the usual mark of a settlement; the MISS KITTY registration was later cancelled under Section 8.
The legal nuance
Shows how many Board fights end quietly in settlement rather than a merits ruling.
Sources of record