Legal Opinion
S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. Johnson
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided August 1, 1939No. 2024PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNIGHT, District Judge.
This is a suit for trade-mark infringement and unfair .competition. Plaintiff is a corporation manufacturing finishes, polishes and cleaners for floors. It and its predecessors in interest have engaged in this business since 1888. Its principal place of business is at Racine, Wisconsin, but it has branches in numerous states and some five different countries. Its employees number many hundreds. Its products are sold throughout the world. Its gross sales since 1902 have been upwards of $84,000,000. Total payments for advertising alone have been about $16,000,000. From…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Nu-Enamel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Yale Electric Corporation v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- American Steel Foundries v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Brown Chemical Co. v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Car-Freshner Corporation v. Marlenn Products CompanyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1960
- WE Bassett Company v. HC Cook CompanyDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1958
- S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. JohnsonDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 1948