Time, Inc. v. Ultem Publications, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1Per curiam
We see no reason to disturb the disposition made below as to the name, “Life,” or the use of block letters. Whatever may be the situation after a trial, the plaintiff has not yet shown why it should be allowed to monopolize the word as a title for a picture magazine, and the added fact that it is written in block letters is scarcely more than a make-weight, if indeed it 'is as much. However, it appears to us that the make-up, or “lay-out,” of the defendant’s cover as a whole is too close to the plaintiff’s, and that its color ought to be changed. There is no suggestion that such a combination…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Yale Electric Corporation v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- L. E. Waterman Co. v. GordonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
- Three in One Oil Co. v. St. Louis Rubber Cement Co.Court of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1937
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- E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. v. Yoshida International, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1975
- Taussig v. Wellington Fund, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
- Fotomat Corp. v. CochranDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1977
- Time, Inc. v. Life Television Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1954
- Avon Periodicals, Inc. v. Ziff-Davis Publishing Co.New York Supreme Court · 1952
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