Legal Opinion
Schmid Laboratories v. Youngs Drug Products Corp.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided June 20, 1979No. Civ. A. 77-0560PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CLARKSON S. FISHER, Chief Judge.
I. BACKGROUND
This is a trademark infringement case involving the competing rights of two major distributors of condoms to use the term “RIBBED” on their respective packages of prophylactics. Plaintiff, Schmid Laboratories Inc. (“Schmid”), and defendant Youngs Drug Products Corporation (“Youngs”), are both New Jersey corporations engaged in the nationwide distribution and sale of condoms. Plaintiff has a registered trademark in the term “SENSI-RIBBED”. 1 It uses this trademark on its “ribbed” 2 type con dom, along with its brand name, “EXCITA”, which it…
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- Boston Professional Hockey Association, Inc. v. Dallas Cap & Emblem Mfg., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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- Victor Decosta v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Estate of Presley v. RussenDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1981
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- Pharmacia Corp. v. Alcon Laboratories, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2002
- King-Size, Inc. v. Frank's King Size Clothes, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1982
- Genovese Drug Stores, Inc. v. TGC Stores, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1996
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