Hansen v. Siegel-Cooper Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
In Equity. Motion for preliminary injunction against the use of the word “Junket.” The complainant sells “Junket Tablets”; the defendants, “Junket. Capsules.”
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
The principle laid down in the Mat-zoon Cases (Dadirrian v. Yacubian, 98 Fed. 872, 39 C. C. A. 321), is not controlling, because the name used to identify complainant’s preparation of rennet is not, and never was, a name applied in any country to rennet, or to any preparation thereof. The dictionaries cited by defendant (Century, Standard) show that the word “Junket” was recognized in the English language, meaning a sweetmeat or cream cheese, or a delicacy made of curds, flavored and served with cream; also a drink made of cream, rennet, spice, and spirits. In view of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- American Waltham Watch Co. v. United States Watch Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Walter Baker & Co. v. SandersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1897
- Clark Thread Co. v. ArmitageCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1896
- Dadirrian v. YacubianCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1900
3Cited by6 opinions
- Rosenburg v. Fremont Undertaking Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1911
- Boston Shoe Shop v. McBroom Shoe ShopSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916
- Shredded Wheat Co. v. Humphrey Cornell Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1917
- Charles Hansen's Laboratory, Inc. v. KirkDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1935
- Stix, Baer & Fuller Co. v. Alfred J. Sweet Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
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