Houbigant, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission

In March 1938 the Federal Trade Commission issued its complaint against the petitioners charging them with the use of unfair methods of competition in commerce in violation of section 5 of the Act of September 26, 1914, IS U.S.C.A. § 45. After hearings the Commission on April 16, 1942, made findings of fact and issued its order requiring the petitioners to desist (1) from using upon their products the words “Paris” or “Paris, France” or other terms indicative of foreign origin, and (2) from using the terms “Ploubigant”, “Cheramy” or any other French or foreign words as trade names for toilet…