Legal Opinion

Frito-Lay, Inc., a Corporation v. Morton Foods, Inc., a Corporation, and William T. Willis

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided May 20, 1963No. 7122_1PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEWIS, Circuit Judge.

Appellant brought suit against appellee 1 in the District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma alleging unfair competition and trademark infringement and seeking an injunction and treble damages allegedly sustained when the appellee marketed a snack-food product under the name of “Chip-O’s.” Appellant has been producing and selling various snack-foods under names carrying similar pseudo-Spanish suffixes, such as the registered “Fritos” and “Tatos”, and asserted in its complaint that the name adopted by appellee for its product caused consumer confusion wrongfully…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Avrick v. Rockmont Envelope Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
  2. The Standard Oil Company, a Corporation and Sohio Petroleum Company, a Corporation v. Standard Oil Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
  3. Drexel Enterprises, Inc., a Corporation v. J. R. Richardson and M. E. Deruy, Partners Doing Business as Heritage HouseCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
  4. W. Willard Wirtz, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Young Electric Sign Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1963
  5. Beatrice Foods Co., a Corporation v. Neosho Valley Cooperative Creamery Association, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Robert J. Rule v. Brine, Inc., Also Known as W.H. Brine Company, and William H. Brine, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  2. Levi Strauss & Co., a Delaware Corporation v. Blue Bell, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
  3. Murphy v. Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia, AimsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1991
  4. State v. RoatSupreme Court of Kansas · 2020
  5. Senchal v. CarrollCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968

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