Legal Opinion
Standard Brands, Inc. v. Smidler
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 10, 1945No. 258PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHASE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, a Delaware corporation, is the owner by assignment of the registered trade-mark “V-8” for a combination of eight vegetable juices. It sued the defendant, a citizen of New York, for infringement of its trade-mark and for unfair competition in the’ sale of dry vitamin tablets in packages marked with the symbol “V-8”. It obtained a judgment in the District Court for the Eastern District of New York holding that the defendant had both infringed the mark and competed unfairly. A permanent injunction was issued restraining the defendant from continuing so to do.…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Aunt Jemima Mills Co. v. Rigney & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
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