Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. A. P. W. Paper Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 6, 1946No. 320PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Respondent manufactures and sells toilet tissues and paper towels in interstate commerce. On each package or roll of one brand are a Greek red cross and the words “Red Cross”. Respondent registered the words “Red Cross” and the Red Cross symbol as a trade mark; and it features them in its advertisements and on its letterheads.
By § 4 of the American Red Cross Act of January 5, 1905, 33 Stat. 600, 36 U. S. C. § 4, it was made unlawful “for any person or corporation, other than the Red Cross of America, not now lawfully entitled to use the sign of the Red Cross, hereafter to use such sign or any…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jacob Siegel Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Federal Trade Commission v. Raladam Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Loonen v. DeitschU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1911
- A. P. W. Paper Co. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
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