Legal Opinion
David Sherman Corporation, Doing Business as the Sarnoff Company v. Heublein, Inc., Doing Business as Ste Pierre Smirnoff, Fls
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1965No. 17582PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.
Heublein, Inc., distiller and distributor of Smirnoff vodka in the United States, instituted this action, based on alleged trademark infringement and unfair competition, (a) to enjoin David Sherman Corporation from using “Sarnoff” or any imitation of Heublein’s name “Smirnoff” or of its “label or the color scheme and the design thereof” and (b) for an accounting 'and damages. The district court, 223 F.Supp. 430, granted injunctive relief but denied damages; it also dismissed on the merits a counterclaim filed by the defendant. Sherman’s appeal is concerned with only…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- Harold F. Ritchie, Inc. v. Chesebrough-Pond's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- LaTouraine Coffee Co. v. Lorraine Coffee Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946
- Miles Shoes, Inc. v. R. H. MacY & Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- Independent Nail & Packing Co., Inc. v. Stronghold Screw Products, IncCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Squirtco, Cross-Appellee v. The Seven-Up Company, a Missouri Corporation and Seven-Up U.S.A., Inc., a Missouri Corporation, Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Grotrian, Helfferich, Schulz, Th. Steinweg Nachf. v. Steinway & SonsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Sweetarts, a Corporation v. Sunline, Inc., and Menlo F. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Exquisite Form Indus., Inc. v. Exquisite Fabrics of LondonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
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