Legal Opinion
Esquire, Inc. v. Esquire Slipper Manufacturing Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 27, 1956No. Civ. A. 54-224PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
This is an action primarily for an injunction brought by Esquire, Inc. against Esquire Slipper Manufacturing Co., Inc. Jurisdiction exists both under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1051 et seq., and on the basis of diversity. Plaintiff, since 1933, has published a magazine under the name of Esquire, U. S. Trademark No. 313,768, printed in a distinctive, disjointed script. The defendant manufactures men’s slippers, ten per cent of which it sells under the name Esquire, and the balance under various names selected by individual chain and department stores. It does not…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Triangle Publications, Inc. v. RohrlichCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Food Fair Stores, Inc. v. Food Fair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1949
- Sunbeam Lighting Co. v. Sunbeam CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Arrow Distilleries, Inc. v. Globe Brewing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Sunbeam Furniture Corp. v. Sunbeam Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Pignons S. A. De Mecanique De Precision v. Polaroid CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Esquire, Inc. v. Esquire Slipper Manufacturing Co., Inc., Esquire Slipper Manufacturing Co., Inc. v. Esquire, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1957
- Skil Corp. v. BarnetMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Cue Publishing Co. v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.New York Supreme Court · 1965
- Geo. Washington Mint, Inc. v. Washington Mint, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1972
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