Legal Opinion
Laurence Massa v. Jiffy Products Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1957No. 14935PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORR, Circuit Judge.
Jeteo, Inc., a California corporation, filed suit in a California state court against Jiffy Products Co., (Jiffy), a Texas corporation, and other corporations and individuals, alleging unfair competition by the defendants in the use of Jetco’s trade name “Jiffy” on their own products. As a second cause of action, Jetco alleged registration of the trade mark “Jiffy” by Laurence Massa, president of Jetco, his assignment of the mark to Jetco, and infringement of the mark by the defendants. The mark and the patent refer to metal teeth for use on excavating equipment.
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