Legal Opinion
The Best Foods, Inc. v. Hemphill Packing Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided March 25, 1925No. 527PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, District Judge.
The complainant, The Best Eoods, Inc., owner and user of the registered trade-mark “Nucoa” for vegetable butter, charges thej defendant, Hemphill Packing Company, with infringement of that mark by the use of the latter’s. registered trade-mark “Milcoa” on its nut margarine and with unfair competition, and prays for the usual equitable relief. The defenses are: (1) Noninfringment; (2) no unfair .competition; and (3) laches. The cause is on final hearing.
The plaintiff was organized in 1903 under the name of The Nucoa Butter Company. It retained that name until June of…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Saxlehner v. Eisner & Mendelson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Aunt Jemima Mills Co. v. Rigney & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- Akron-Overland Tire Co. v. Willys-Overland Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1921
- Valvoline Oil Co. v. Havoline Oil Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1913
- Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Budweiser Malt Products Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Telechron, Inc. v. Telicon Corp.District Court, D. Delaware · 1951
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- Coca-Cola Co. v. Carlisle Bottling WorksDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1929
- Exxon Corp. v. Humble Exploration Co., Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1981
- Bliss, Fabyan & Co. v. Aileen Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1928
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