Legal Opinion
L. E. Waterman Co. v. Gordon
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 16, 1934No. 489PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from an injunction pendente lite enjoining the defendant from using the word, “Waterman,” upon razor blades. The bill and affidavits showed without contradiction the following facts: The plaintiff is, and for fifty years has been, a manufacturer of fountain pens and other similar articles, upon which it has continuously used the name, “Waterman’s.” On October 21, 1930, it registered the name as a trade-mark for fountain pens, mechanical pencils and similar writing instruments; it has never manufactured razor blades. The defendant is engaged in soiling…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Elgin National Watch Co. v. Illinois Watch Case Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Yale Electric Corporation v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- Aunt Jemima Mills Co. v. Rigney & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- Vogue Co. v. Thompson-Hudson Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by101 opinions
- Polaroid Corporation v. Polarad Electronics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Maternally Yours, Inc. v. Your Maternity Shop, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
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- The Fleischmann Distilling Corp., a Corporation, Etc. v. Maier Brewing Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Stix Products, Inc. v. United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
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