Von Faber v. Faber
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
In Equity. The bill of complaint was filed, praying a writ of injunction enjoining the defendant, his servants, etc., from making, selling, or causing to be made or sold, or advertising, or causing to be advertised, any lead pencils, erasive rubber, rubber bands, etc., bearing on said goods, or on the labels, wrappers, boxes, or other coverings affixed thereto, or in which they are contained, stamp lettering, or other marks, containing the name of “Faber,” or “Faber Pencil…
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In Equity. The bill of complaint was filed, praying a writ of injunction enjoining the defendant, his servants, etc., from making, selling, or causing to be made or sold, or advertising, or causing to be advertised, any lead pencils, erasive rubber, rubber bands, etc., bearing on said goods, or on the labels, wrappers, boxes, or other coverings affixed thereto, or in which they are contained, stamp lettering, or other marks, containing the name of “Faber,” or “Faber Pencil Company,” or any like or kindred designation in which the name “Faber” is used without the prefix “Eberhard,” or in which…
1Opinion of the CourtRay, District Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The house of A. W. Faber was established in 1761, and is one of the oldest and best-known houses engaged in the manufacture of pencils in the world —possibly the oldest and the best-known house. The central seat of its business is at Stein, Bavaria, where its pencil manufactory is situated. As a lead-pencil manufacturer and dealer, the house is principally known. This house started business on a moderate scale, which grew to enormous proportions. At the present time it has more than one factory, and branch houses at Berlin, Paris, London, and New York, with…
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