Legal Opinion

E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. Du Pont Safety Razor Corp.

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided July 13, 1951PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Seitz, Chancellor:

Plaintiff seeks to have defendant enjoined from using the word “DuPont” in its corporate name and on and in connection with safety razor blades advertised and sold by it.1

After this case came to issue and during the discovery *157phases thereof, the defendant’s counsel withdrew and subsequently the matter came on for the final hearing at which time only the plaintiff appeared and presented evidence.

In order to determine the relief, if any, to which plaintiff is entitled, it is first necessary to narrate the facts as I find them.

E. I. duPont de Nemours established in 1802 on the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Tiffany & Co. v. Tiffany Productions, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1932
  2. American Radio Stores, Inc. v. American Radio & Television Stores Corp.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1930
  3. Telechron, Inc. v. Telicon Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1951
  4. Best Foods, Inc. v. General Mills, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1945

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Taussig v. Wellington Fund, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1960
  2. The American Plan Corporation v. State Loan & Finance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
  3. Thomas C. Marshall, Inc. v. Holiday Inn, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1961
  4. Fraternal Order of Police, Delaware-Wilmington Lodge No. 1 v. McLaughlinSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
  5. Thomas C. Marshall, Inc. v. Holiday Inn, Inc.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1961

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