Legal Opinion
Alligator Co. v. Ciarochi
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 19, 1956No. 13506Published
1Opinion of the Court
LORD, District Judge.
This is an action for trade-mark infringement and unfair competition. Plaintiff requests that defendants be enjoined from using the name Styligator on the grounds that Styligator is an infringement of plaintiff’s trade-mark and trade name Alligator.
Plaintiff, for some years, has manufactured numerous items of clothing which have been treated so as to be water-resistant. One of the important products it now makes is a topcoat which is treated so as to be water-repellent.
There are two defendants. One is Carlo C. Ciarochi, trading as Style Belt Co. The other is Styl Crest,…
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- Van Pelt & Brown, Inc. v. John Wyeth & Brother, Inc.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1947