Legal Opinion
Vitarroz Corporation v. River Brand Rice Mills, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 12, 1967No. 65 Civ. 2735PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, District Judge.
In this suit charging unfair competition in the sale of packaged rice, defendant has moved for summary judgment. The complaint seeking temporary as well as permanent injunctive relief was filed in September 1965; no motion for temporary injunctive relief has been made by plaintiff.
The complaint, based on diversity, charges that defendant has competed unfairly with plaintiff by copying the “trade dress” originated, adopted and popularized by plaintiff for Blue Rose type rice packaged for sale to “the Puerto Rican market”.
Defendant has denied the charges alleged. It has…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Harold F. Ritchie, Inc. v. Chesebrough-Pond's, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Avrick v. Rockmont Envelope Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1946
- Norwich Pharmacal Company v. Sterling Drug, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1959
- Campbell Soup Co. v. Armour & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- The Upjohn Company, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. David Schwartz, Doing Business as Bryant Pharmaceutical Company, Defendant-Appellee-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Durham Industries, Inc. v. Tomy CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Falcon Rice Mill, Inc. v. Community Rice Mill, Inc. And James VidrineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Exquisite Form Indus., Inc. v. Exquisite Fabrics of LondonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- United States Jaycees v. San Francisco Jr. Cham. of Com.District Court, N.D. California · 1972
- Warner Bros. Inc. v. American Broadcasting CompaniesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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