Legal Opinion
Zippo Manufacturing Company v. Rogers Imports, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 22, 1963PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, District Judge.
This case involves the attempt of a manufacturer of a popular cigarette lighter to keep others from imitating the lighter’s shape and appearance. Plaintiff Zippo Manufacturing Company (“Zippo”), a Pennsylvania corporation, alleges both trademark infringement and unfair competition on the part of defendant Rogers, Inc. 1 2**(“Rogers”), a New York corporation, by reason of Rogers’ sale of pocket lighters closely resembling Zippo’s. Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief, an accounting, and damages. Rogers counterclaims for a judgment declaring that plaintiff is unfairly…
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