Legal Opinion
Ambassador East, Inc. v. Orsatti, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 10, 1957No. Civ. A. 16658PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VAN DUSEN, District Judge.
This is an action brought by the owner of a Chicago restaurant, which has used and widely advertised the name “Pump Room” since 1938, to enjoin defendants from using that name for a Philadelphia restaurant. Defendants used this name on the initial menu adopted in 1951, still use it on a neon sign over the main entrance, but, in general, have referred to this restaurant since suit was brought as “Orsatti’s Pump Room.” 1 The hearing judge has concluded that defendants’ motion for dismissal of the action, made at the conclusion of plaintiff’s case, must be granted for…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Food Fair Stores, Inc. v. Food Fair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1949
- Sears, Roebuck and Co. v. Arthur L. Johnson and Marjorie Johnson, a Partnership Doing Business as All-State School of DrivingCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1955
- Best & Co. v. MillerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Page v. WrightCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Ambassador East, Inc. v. Orsatti, Inc., and Arnold OrsattiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1958
- Coca-Cola Company v. Foods, Inc.District Court, D. South Dakota · 1963
- Hotel Sherman, Inc. v. HarlowDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1960