Legal Opinion
Dixi-Cola Laboratories, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1941No. 4672PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
The Coca-Cola Company, a Delaware corporation, is undoubtedly entitled to relief in this case of trade-mark infringement and unfair competition. Fraudulent conduct on the part of the Dixi-Cola Laboratories, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and certain individuals resident in Maryland and trading as Marbert’s, Inc., and Apola Extract and Syrup Corporation, has been established. The only question seriously disputed, albeit an important one, is the extent of the relief to which the plaintiff is entitled.
The plaintiff is the owner of the trademark “Coca-Cola” for a syrup to be…
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