Legal Opinion
Cuban Cigar Brands N. v. v. Upmann International, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 20, 1978No. 77 Civ. 345PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
WEINFELD, District Judge.
This trademark infringement action involves variations on the name “Upmann” as a mark used in the sale of cigars. 1 Plaintiff, owner of the mark “H. Upmann,” seeks declaratory and injunctive relief under the Lanham Act 2 and the common law: (a) cancelling defendant’s federal registration of the marks “Carl Upmann” and “Upmann’s Repeater” and (b) enjoining defendant’s further use of these marks, the name “Upmann” alone as a mark, and its recently adopted corporate name, “Upmann, International, Inc.” Interposing various…
2Cases cited48 opinions
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- McLean v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Menendez v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Alfred Dunhill of London, Inc. v. Republic of CubaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Union Carbide Corporation v. Ever-Ready Incorporated, a Corporation, and Mark Gilbert, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
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