Am.  jour.  Pharm. )        The  Trade-Mark  Act  of  1020.  'zy 
January,  1921.    J  J     y  04 
manufacturer  achieved  national  distribution  of  his  product  under 
the  local-trade-mark  and  began  to  plan  for  business  in  foreign 
markets. 
Then  he  discovered  that  his  trade-mark  could  not  get  official 
recognition  abroad  because  some  foreign  countries  require  certifi- 
cates of  United  States  registration  before  granting  similar  rights 
under  their  laws. 
The  new  Trade-Mark  Act  of  1920  removes  this  obstacle  from 
scores  of  trade-marks  which  have  hitherto  been  valid  only  in  com- 
mon law. 
A  notable  example  is  that  of  "Kitchen  Klenzer,"  which  was 
refused  registration  under  the  law  of  1905  because  it  is  descriptive 
in  character. 
KITCHEN 
LENZER 
The  manufacturers  of  Kitchen  Klenzer  had  spent  a  fortune  in 
advertising  that  name.  When  they  were  refused  registration  for 
it  under  the  law  of  1905,  they  appealed  to  the  Commissioner  of 
Patents. 
The  latter  could  legally  pursue  only  one  course  in  the  matter. 
He  was  obliged  to  confirm  the  Examiner  of  Trade-Marks  in  his 
decision  that  this  mark  was  descriptive  and,  consequently,  barred 
from  registration  under  the  provisions  of  the  law. 
The  new  Trade-Mark  Act  of  1920  permits  registration  of  de- 
scriptive or  geographical  words  and  names  of  persons,  firms,  or 
corporations,  without  requiring  that  they  be  displayed  in  some  pe- 
culiar or  distinctive  manner. 
Certain  reasonable  restrictions,  however,  remain  in  effect,  for- 
bidding registration  of  trade-marks  consisting  of  immoral  or  scan- 
dalous matter  or  comprising  the  flag  or  coat  of  arms  or  other  in- 
signia of  the  United  States  or  any  simulation  thereof,  or  of  any 
state  or  municipality  or  of  any  foreign  nation,  or  of  any  design 
or  picture  which  has  been  or  may  hereafter  be  adopted  by  any 
fraternal  society  as  its  emblem,  or  of  any  name,  distinguishing 
mark,  character,  emblem,  colors,  flag, .or  banner  adopted  and  pub- 
licly used  by  any  institution,  organization,  club,  or  society  which 
was  incorporated  in  any  State  in  the  United  States  prior  to  the 
date  of  the  adoption  and  use  by  the  applicant. 
