Legal Opinion
Wesley-Jessen Division of Schering Corporation v. Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 19, 1983No. 82-2237PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
Wesley-Jessen Division of Schering Corporation (“Wesley-Jessen”) appeals from the district court’s granting of a preliminary injunction enjoining it from using designations that Bausch & Lomb, Inc. (“Bausch & Lomb”) claims are its trademarks. For the reasons below, we affirm.
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Wesley-Jessen and Bausch & Lomb both manufacture soft contact lenses. In 1977, Bausch & Lomb introduced a spin cast, ultrathin soft contact lens with a diameter of 13.5 mm and a water content of approximately 38%. That lens was denominated U3, indicating its ultrathin thickness and its 13.5 mm…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Union Carbide Corporation v. Ever-Ready Incorporated, a Corporation, and Mark Gilbert, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Miller Brewing Company v. G. Heileman Brewing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Tisch Hotels, Inc., Americana Hotel Operating Corporation v. Americana Inn, Inc., Americana Motor Courts, Inc., Americana Catering CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- Processed Plastic Company, Counterdefendant-Appellant v. Warner Communications, Inc., and Warner Bros., Inc., Counterplaintiff-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by78 opinions
- Roland MacHinery Company v. Dresser Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- General Electric Capital Corporation v. Lease Resolution CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Abbott Laboratories v. Mead Johnson & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Mobil Oil Corporation v. Pegasus Petroleum CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Cae, Incorporated v. Clean Air Engineering, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
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