Legal Opinion
A.J. Canfield Company, a Corporation v. Honickman, Harold, an Individual and Concord Beverage Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided December 31, 1986No. 86-1033PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
BECKER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns trademark rights in the phrase “Diet Chocolate Fudge Soda,” the name of a drink with which Plaintiff-Appellant, A.J. Canfield Co. (“Canfield”), has recently achieved meteoric success. In the district court, Canfield sought a preliminary injunction barring Defendant Concord Beverage Co. (“Concord”) from using this name in connection with a soft drink Concord sells in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. The district court refused to issue the injunction, A.J. Canfield Co. v. Concord Beverage Co., 629 F.Supp. 200 (E.D.Pa.1985),…
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