Legal Opinion
King-Seeley Thermos Co. v. Aladdin Industries, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 11, 1963No. 284, Docket 27965PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEONARD P. MOORE, Circuit Judge.
This action by brought by appellant King-Seeley Thermos Co. (King-Seeley) 1 to enjoin the defendant, Aladdin Industries, Incorporated from threatened infringement of eight trademark registrations for the word “Thermos” owned by appellant. Defendant answered, acknowledging its intention to sell its vacuum-insulated containers as “thermos bottles”, asserted that the term “thermos” or “thermos bottle” is a generic term in the English language, asked that plaintiff’s registrations of its trademark “Thermos” be cancelled and that it be adjudicated that plaintiff…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Alvin M. Marks v. Polaroid CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1956
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- Stix Products, Inc. v. United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
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