Legal Opinion

Swarthmore Classics, Inc. v. Swarthmore Junior

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided January 13, 1949No. Civ. 39-598PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIFKIND, District Judge.

Plaintiff seeks a declaratory judgment that its use of its trademark, “Swarthmore Classics”, as applied to women’s blouses, does not infringe defendants’ United States trademark registration No. 403,345, “Swarthmore Junior” and that the latter trademark registration is invalid and void, and an injunction restraining defendants from claiming that their trademark is infringed by plaintiff’s use of its trademark as applied to women’s blouses. Jurisdiction is founded on diversity of citizenship.

Defendants seek dismissal of the complaint, and counterclaim for an injunction…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Hanover Star Milling Co. v. MetcalfSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  3. Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Nu-Enamel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co. v. Wolf Brothers & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
  5. LaTouraine Coffee Co. v. Lorraine Coffee Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Clairol Incorporated v. The Gillette CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
  2. T & T Manufacturing Co. v. A. T. Cross Co.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1978
  3. Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates Inc. v. Sands Hotel & Casino, Inc.Supreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1992
  4. Esquire, Inc. v. MairaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1951
  5. Continental Connector Corp. v. Continental Specialties Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1979

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