Legal Opinion
Merry Hull & Company v. Hi-Line Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 2, 1965PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Chief Judge.
These two consolidated suits were filed by plaintiff charging all the defendants with infringement of the registered trademarks “Merry Mites”, and “Tall Trousers”, and with infringement of a patent on the overall “Tall Trousers”, unfair competition in the use of the names Gay Sprites and High Pants and in the appropriation of plaintiff’s designs and styles, and conspiracy among all defendants to engage in these acts. Plaintiff seeks an injunction as well as an accounting.
Several defenses have been pleaded: the purchase by Merry Mites, Inc. of the corporate and trade name…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Park-In-Theatres, Inc. v. PerkinsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Chandon Champagne Corp. v. San Marino Wine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- United States Ozone Co. v. United States Ozone Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1932
- Bascom Launder Corp. v. Telecoin Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- Landstrom v. ThorpeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Dial-A-Mattress Operating Corp. v. Mattress Madness, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1994
- American Brands, Inc. v. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1976
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