Legal Opinion
S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. Johnson
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 2, 1949No. 103, Docket 21141PublishedCited by 127 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff’s motion made on May 20, 1948, from whose denial this appeal has been taken, was a sequel to our decision in 19401 and to the steps taken under it. We then declared — as the only relief to which the plaintiff was entitled — that the defendant must add “in immediate juxtaposition” to the words, “Johnson’s Cleaner,” the suffix, “made by Johnson Products Company, Buffalo, N. Y.” We refused to forbid him the use of his name, “Johnson,” as the district judge had done, although we agreed that that use had “caused confusion among the plaintiff’s customers.” The…
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