Steele v. Bulova Watch Co.

The issue is whether a United States District Court has jurisdiction to award relief to an American corporation against acts of trade-mark infringement and unfair competition consummated in a foreign country by a citizen and resident of the United States. Bulova Watch Company, Inc., a New York corporation, sued Steele,1 petitioner here, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. The gist of its complaint charged that “Bulova,” a trade-mark properly registered under the laws of the United States, had long designated the watches produced and nationally advertised and…