Legal Opinion
HMH Publishing Co. v. Hale
District Court, N.D. California
Decided November 21, 1957No. 35771PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, District Judge.
Plaintiff, HMH Publishing Co., Inc., is the owner and publisher of a magazine which appears under the federally registered trade-mark “Play Boy.” Plaintiff brings this action against defendant Walter Hale who publishes a magazine under the title, “Play Girl.” Plaintiff charges defendant with trade-mark infringement and unfair competition. It seeks to restrain defendant from continued use of the title, “Play Girl” for its magazine. In addition, it asks for damages or an accounting for profits arising out of the acts of infringement and unfair competition.
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- General Shoe Corporation v. RosenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1940
- N. K. Fairbank Co. v. Luckel, King & Cake Soap Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1900
- Barnes v. CahillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
- Estate of NeffCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1943
- Vogue Co. v. Brentano'sDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1919
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Chuckleberry Publishing, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1980
- Hmh Publishing Co., Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and Playboy Clubs International, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Victor BrincatCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Hmh Publishing Co., Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and Playboy Clubs International, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Douglas LambertCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Brown v. Lyle Stuart, Inc.New York Supreme Court · 1964