G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Publishing Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT. The facts, which involve the jurisdiction of this court of appeals from judgments of the Circuit Court of Appeals, in cases involving rights under the Trade-mark Acts of 1881 and 1905, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
This suit was brought by.complainant to enjoin the defendant from the use of the name “Webster” as a trademark and trade-tíame, when applied to the sale of dictionaries. of the English' language. A decree was entered dismissing the bill in the United States District Court (207 Fed. Rep. 515). This decree was affirmed upon ap peal to the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second.Circuit (207 Fed. Rep. 515), and from the latter decree an appeal was taken to this court.
The original bill set up at great length the origin and history of the Webster dictionary publications, the succession of the…
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