Legal Opinion
Ralston Purina Company v. Thomas J. Lipton, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 1, 1972No. 71 Civ. 3840PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
METZNER, District Judge:
Plaintiff Ralston Purina Company [Purina] moves pursuant to Rule 65, Fed.R.Civ.P., for a preliminary injunction restraining further use by defendant Thomas J. Lipton, Inc. [Lipton] of the name Tender Dinners as a trademark for cat food manufactured and sold by Lipton. In the alternative, Purina moves pursuant to Rule 56, Fed.R.Civ. P., for summary judgment and a permanent injunction. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship.
Plaintiff is a Missouri corporation with its principal place of business in St. Louis. For many years, among other things, it has been a…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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