Legal Opinion
Hesmer Foods, Inc. v. Campbell Soup Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 27, 1965No. 14981_1PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff seeks an injunction and damages as a result of defendant's alleged trademark infringement, 1 unfair competition under the statutes of the United States, 2 and common law unfair competition, by defendant’s labeling one of its products in a way alleged to be both false and misleading and confusingly similar to the way in which plaintiff labeled its trademarked product “Beanee Barbecue.”
Upon motion, the trial court severed the issues of liability and damages. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case on the issue of liability, the Court sustained defendant's motion for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- American Steel Foundries v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Independent Nail & Packing Co., Inc. v. Stronghold Screw Products, IncCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1953
- Joshua Meier Company, Inc. v. Albany Novelty Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Keller Products, Inc. v. Rubber Linings Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- Colburn v. Puritan Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- New West Corp. v. NYM Co. of California, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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