Legal Opinion
Pignons S. A. De Mecanique De Precision v. Polaroid Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 11, 1981No. 80-1744PublishedCited by 252 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
This suit raises the question whether use of the Greek letter word “Alpha” in the designation of a series of Polaroid cameras infringed or diluted the trademark “Alpa” (after the mountains) owned by a Swiss camera maker, or otherwise constituted unfair competition.
I. Background
Pignons is a Swiss corporation that has long supplied high-tolerance, precision mechanical components to the Swiss watch industry. In the early 1930’s Pignons began manufacturing photographic equipment and since 1949 has marketed in the United States various models of 35 millimeter,…
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