Legal Opinion
R. G. Smith, Doing Business Under the Name and Style of Ta'ron, Inc., and International Fragrances, Inc. v. Chanel, Inc., and Chanel Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 15, 1968No. 21522PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge:
• Appellant R. G. Smith, doing business as Ta’Ron, Inc., advertised a fragrance called “Second Chance” as a duplicate of appellees’ “Chanel No. 5,” at a fraction of the latter’s price. 1 Appellees were granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting any reference to Chanel No. 5 in the promotion or sale of appellants’ product. 2 This appeal followed.
The action rests upon a single advertisement published in “Specialty Salesmen,” a trade journal directed to wholesale purchasers. The advertisement offered “The Ta’Ron Line of Perfumes” for sale. It gave the seller’s address…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by107 opinions
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