Legal Opinion
Interpace Corporation v. Lapp, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 18, 1983No. 83-5036PublishedCited by 246 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JAMES HUNTER, III, Circuit Judge:
This case presents the difficult issue of trademark protection where two parties are using the same trademark on non-competing products. The Lapp Division of plaintiff Interpace Corporation (“Lapp-Inter-pace”) manufactures and sells ceramic insulators under the “Lapp” trademark. The Lapp name was first applied to insulators in 1916, when John S. Lapp formed the Lapp Insulation Company. In 1953 the Lapp trademark, as applied to ceramic insulators, was entered in the principal trademark register. In 1969 Interpace Corporation acquired the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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