Legal Opinion
Van Camp Sea Food Co. v. Packman Bros.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 18, 1935No. Nos. 5428, 5470PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
These are cross-appeals from a decree of the District Court in a suit brought by the Van Camp Sea Food Company against Packman Brothers, for infringement of a trade-mark and trade-name and unfair competition.
For more than a score of years, Van Camp has packed tuna fish in cans and labeled it under the name “Chicken of the Sea.” The name was registered as a trade-mark in 1914. Van Camp has continuously used it since that time. Until recently its use was exclusive.
Packman Brothers admits the use of the name “Chicken of the Sea” on its canned tuna fish, but it denies infringement and unfair…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Van Camp Sea Food Co. v. Alexander B. Stewart OrganizationsCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1931
- Van Camp Sea Food Co. v. Westgate Sea Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1928
- Lun v. BondSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
- Van Camp Sea Food Co. v. Westgate Sea Products Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1931
- Van Camp Sea Food Co. v. Cohn-HopkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1932
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- Clorox Chemical Co. v. Chlorit Mfg. CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1938