Legal Opinion
Plough, Inc. v. Intercity Oil Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 17, 1939No. 7581PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELSH, District Judge.
The plaintiff, Plough, Inc., filed its bill of complaint to enjoin the Intercity Oil Company and the Eveready Oil Company from using the name “Eveready” in connection with the manufacture and sale of motor oils and greases, and for damages resulting from tire alleged infringement of the plaintiff’s registered trade mark, “Ever Ready,” under which it distributes a lighter lubricant. Plaintiff also seeks to restrain the defendant, Eveready Oil Company, from using the same word as a part of its corporate title.
In 1922 the plaintiff began the manufacture and sale of a light…
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