Block Light Co. v. Tappehorn
Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Hamilton County
This is a case in which the plaintiff complains that the defendant is guilty of unfair competition in trade because of certain sales of goods as “Block” goods, which are not the genuine goods of the plaintiff, but only imitations thereof.
1Opinion of the Court
The petition alleges that since 1903 it has manufactured and sold an article known as the Block light, which is used to increase the candle power of gas lights, and which is sold in a package having a certain label and trade-mark, which was adopted in the year aforesaid and has been used ever since. A copy of the label and description of the trade-mark is set forth in the petition, and then comes the allegation that the Block light has secured a great reputation by reason of its excellence and is known to the public because of this label, etc. It is further alleged that the defendants, doing…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McLean v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Chas. S. Higgins Co. v. Higgins Soap Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Sperry & Co. v. Percival Milling Co.California Supreme Court · 1889