Legal Opinion
John B. Stetson Co. v. Stephen L. Stetson Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 10, 1936No. 467PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWAN, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, John B. Stetson Company, is a corporation of Pennsylvania organized in 1891. It succeeded to the hat business founded by John B. Stetson in 1865 in Philadelphia, and it has- become one of the largest and best known manufacturers of hats in the world. In May, 1906, it was granted the trade-mark “Stetson” upon an application for registration under the Act of February 20, 1905, c. 592, § 5, 33 Stat. 725 (see 15 U.S.C.A. § 85), which stated that the trade-mark had been used continuously in the business of the plaintiff and its predecessors since 1866. More than…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Co. v. Hall's Safe Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Thaddeus Davids Co. v. Davids Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- L. E. Waterman Co. v. Modern Pen Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Coty, Inc. v. Parfums De Grande Luxe, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- Cuervo v. Jacob Henkell Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1892
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Stix Products, Inc. v. United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
- Taylor Wine Company, Inc. v. Bully Hill Vineyards, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Brooks Bros. v. Brooks Clothing of California, Ltd.District Court, S.D. California · 1945
- S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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