Legal Opinion
La Chemise Lacoste v. General Mills, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided November 16, 1971No. Civ. A. No. 3876PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LATCHUM, District Judge.
This is the Court’s opinion on four motions pending in this trademark litigation. The factual background and pleadings must be set forth in some detail in order to properly understand the issues involved. In 1969, La Chemise Lacoste, a French corporation (“LCL”),1 attempted to register its distinctive crocodile emblem2 as a trademark for toiletries in the United States. The Alligator Company, Inc.,3 with whom LCL *599had previous agreements relating to particular articles of apparel, filed Oppositions in the U. S. Patent Office to LCL’s toiletries trademark applications.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Coryell v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Zubik v. ZubikCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- Carter-Wallace, Inc. v. Davis-Edwards Pharmacal Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Coryell v. PhippsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
- Owl Fumigating Corporation v. California Cyanide Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1929
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Mobil Oil Corporation v. Linear Films, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1989
- Delores Ross v. Houston Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Associated Dry Goods Corporation v. Towers Financial CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
- Ofelia Bakia and Mihai Bakia, as the Parents of Santiago Bakia, Per ca.c.c.p. § 376 v. County of Los Angeles of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- American Fidelity Fire Insurance v. Construcciones Werl, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1975
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