Legal Opinion
National Board of the Young Women's Christian Ass'n v. Young Women's Christian Ass'n
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided December 17, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 70-180PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BLATT, District Judge.
This is a civil action for infringement of trademarks registered in the United States Patent Office, 15 U.S.C. Section 1114, as amended, and for unfair competition, namely common law trademark and trade name infringement, and is joined with a substantial and related claim based upon contract. The plaintiff claims the exclusive right to
the use of the words, “Young Women’s Christian Association.” Jurisdiction of plaintiff’s claim based on trademark infringement and unfair competition exists under 28 U.S.C. Sections 1338(a) and 1338(b). Plaintiff’s claim based upon…
2Cases cited41 opinions
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- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Hecht Co. v. BowlesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Presbyterian Church in US v. Mary Elizabeth Blue Hull Memorial Presbyterian ChurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by14 opinions
- United States Jaycees v. San Francisco Jr. Cham. of Com.District Court, N.D. California · 1972
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, AKA Naacp v. N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- National Board of YWCA v. YWCA OF CHARLESTON, SCDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1971
- United States Ex Rel. Jones v. RundleDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1973
- Christian Science Board of Directors of First Church of Christ v. EvansSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1987
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