Legal Opinion
Reid, Murdoch & Co. v. H. P. Coffee Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1931No. 8867PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, as plaintiff in the lower court, brought suit to enjoin the alleged infringement by the defendant of its registered trademark, and to enjoin certain acts of alleged unfair competition. The material facts as summarized by the lower court are substantially as follows:
As early as August 13, 1878, plaintiff’s predecessor registered its trade-mark for baking powder and cream of tartar. This trade-mark consisted of a tiger’s head with the word “Monarch” printed or engraved above the tiger’s head in large white and enameled letters,, with the words “Baking Powder”…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- McLean v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Manufacturing Co. v. TrainerSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- N. K. Fairbank Co. v. R. W. Bell Manuf'g Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1896
- New England Awl & Needle Co. v. Marlborough Awl & Needle Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Queen Mfg. Co. v. Isaac Ginsberg & Bros.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Stix Products, Inc. v. United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Brooks Bros. v. Brooks Clothing of California, Ltd.District Court, S.D. California · 1945
- David Sherman Corporation, Doing Business as the Sarnoff Company v. Heublein, Inc., Doing Business as Ste Pierre Smirnoff, FlsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Corning Glass Works v. Jeannette Glass CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- F. W. Fitch Co. v. Camille, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
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