Gannett v. Ruppert
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
In Equity. Suit to enjoin infringement of trade-name. On final Shearing.
1Opinion of the Court
HAZEL, District Judge.
This suit was commenced to enjoin the •use of a trade-name and to recover damages for its infringement. The predecessor of the complainant corporation in the year 1888 began the publication of a monthly periodical to which was given the name or title “Comfort.” It is still so known. The name had not 5been previously used for any other publication, and the use thereof *222since its adoption has been uninterrupted and exclusive by the complainant and its predecessor. Large sums of money have been expended to improve “Comfort’s” appearance and increase its circulation. Its…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Menendez v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Saxlehner v. Eisner & Mendelson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
- N. K. Fairbank Co. v. Luckel, King & Cake Soap Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1900
- Bell v. LockeNew York Court of Chancery · 1840
- Church & Dwight Co. v. RussU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Indiana · 1900
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