Legal Opinion
Saratoga Vichy Spring Co., Inc. v. Orin Lehman, Commissioner of Parks and Recreation of the the State of New York and Waters of Saratoga Springs, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 5, 1980No. 660, Docket 79-7671PublishedCited by 294 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns primarily the issue of timeliness of a trademark suit in the context of a claim of trademark abandonment.
Facts
Saratoga Vichy Spring Co. produces a variety of soft drinks and mineral waters; one of its products, mineral water from a spring in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has been produced since 1876, almost always under the name “Saratoga Vichy.” This name was registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1920, and continues to be protected under that registration. New York State began bottling mineral water from the Saratoga Springs area in 1910…
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