Estate of PD Beckwith, Inc. v. Commissioner of Patents, 252 U.S. 538 (1920) (No. 178)

Case name: Estate of PD Beckwith, Inc. v. Commissioner of Patents Opinion filed: 1920-04-19 Docket No.: 178 Citations: • 252 U.S. 538 • 40 S. Ct. 414 • 64 L. Ed. 705 • 1920 U.S. LEXIS 1534 Case holding summaries: • defining "composite marks" as those which "contain both registerable and nonregisterable matter" • "The commercial impression of a trade-mark is derived from it as a whole, not from its elements separated and considered in detail." • "The commercial impression of a trade-mark is derived from it as a whole, not from its elements separated and considered in detail."