Legal Opinion

Wilhartz v. Turco Products, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided December 23, 1947No. 9198PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MINTON, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff filed a complaint against the defendant for a declaratory judgment as to the right of the plaintiff to use the words “Auto Shampoo” and for an injunction against the defendant’s interference with the plaintiff’s use thereof. The defendant filed an answer and counterclaim in which it claimed valid Federal trade-marks registered as to “Auto Shampoo” and “Car Shampoo,” the registration of the latter under the law of Illinois, infringement by the plaintiff of both marks by the use of “Hurricane Auto Shampoo” in the marketing of an automobile cleanser or…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. William R. Warner & Co. v. Eli Lilly & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  3. Skinner Mfg. Co. v. Kellogg Sales Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
  4. DeLong Hook & Eye Co. v. Hump Hairpin Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1921
  5. Quaker Oats Co. v. General Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Union Carbide Corporation v. Ever-Ready Incorporated, a Corporation, and Mark Gilbert, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
  2. G. Heileman Brewing Company, Inc., and Miller Brewing Company, Cross-Appellants v. Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
  3. Gimix, Inc. v. Js & a Group, Inc., Auto Page, Inc., and Iwata Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
  4. Walt-West Enterprises, Inc. v. Gannett Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Norm Thompson Outfitters, Inc., an Oregon Corporation v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971

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