Legal Opinion
McGregor-Doniger Inc. v. Drizzle Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 11, 1979No. 10, Docket 78-7132PublishedCited by 457 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge;
McGregor-Doniger Inc. (“McGregor”), a New York corporation founded in 1921, is a manufacturer of apparel for both men and women. Since 1947 McGregor has sold golf jackets under the trademark DRIZZLER, and in 1965 the company registered this mark for use in connection with golf jackets. Although McGregor had in the past used the word DRIZZLER in connection with other types of apparel, by 1965 the company had ceased using the mark in connection with any goods other than golf jackets. McGregor owns a variety of other trademarks, such as BROLLY DOLLY and BERNHARD ALTMANN,…
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- Salen v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
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