Legal Opinion
Coca-Cola Co. v. Carlisle Bottling Works
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided January 14, 1929No. 5:06-misc-00012PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COCHRAN, District Judge.
This suit is before me on final hearing. On the hearing of the motion for a preliminary injunction I delivered a written opinion denying the motion, which has been published in 20 F. (2d) 909.
The sole complaint of the plaintiff is of infringement of its trade-mark “Coca-Cola.” This trade-mark is a compound word and does not consist of two separate words. This is due to the hyphen which connects the two words which make it up-. In the former opinion, in presenting defendant’s trade-mark, of which complaint is made, I gave it as a compound word, to wit, “Roxa-Cola.” This…
2Cases cited41 opinions
- Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co. v. Wolf Brothers & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Saxlehner v. Eisner & Mendelson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Coca-Cola Co. v. Koke Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Coca Cola Co. v. Gay-Ola Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1912
- Valvoline Oil Co. v. Havoline Oil Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1913
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Ye Olde Tavern Cheese Products, Inc. v. Planters Peanuts Division, Standard Brands Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1966
- Glenmore Distilleries Co. v. National Distillers Products Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939
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