Legal Opinion
Westward Coach Manufacturing Co. v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 9, 1968No. Nos. 16043, 16071PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Chief Judge.
This is an action for trademark infringement and unfair competition brought by plaintiffs-appellants Westward Coach Manufacturing Company, Inc. and Ray Grainger, trustee in bankruptcy, against defendant-appellee Ford Motor Company on April 28, 1965, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
The three-count complaint charges Ford with infringement of Westward’s common law trademark in the word MUSTANG with the representation of a charging horse; infringement of Westward’s Indiana statutory trademark in the same word and representation; and…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Pecheur Lozenge Co. v. National Candy Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Sunbeam Lighting Co. v. Sunbeam CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Jewel Tea Co., Inc. v. KrausCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1951
- Hartzler v. Goshen Churn & Ladder Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1914
- James Markwell v. General Tire and Rubber CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Pignons S. A. De Mecanique De Precision v. Polaroid CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- New West Corp. v. NYM Co. of California, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- M. B. H. Enterprises, Inc. v. Woky, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- William Kazmaier v. John WootenCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
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