Legal Opinion
Avon Products, Inc. v. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 19, 1997No. 94 CIV. 3958(SS)PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SOTOMAYOR, District Judge.
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER
In Frigaliment Importing Co. v. B.N.S. Int’l. Sales Corp., 190 F.Supp. 116 (S.D.N.Y. 1960), Judge Friendly posed the question “What is chicken?” This case poses the question “What is insect repellent?”
Plaintiff and counterclaim defendant Avon Products, Inc. (“Avon”) manufactures Skin-So-Soft bath oil (“SSS”), a beauty product that, for reasons not entirely clear, also has some efficacy as an insect repellent, though it is not registered as such with the Environmental Protection Agency (“E.P.A.”).…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Castrol Inc. v. Pennzoil Company and Pennzoil Products CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Conopco, Inc., D/B/A Van Den Bergh Foods Company, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Campbell Soup Company, Defendants-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
- Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Corporation v. Richardson-Vicks, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
- Johnson & Johnson v. Smithkline Beecham Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1992
- Seven-Up Co. v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
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3Cited by24 opinions
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