Legal Opinion
Independent Nail & Packing Co., Inc. v. Stronghold Screw Products, Inc
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 9, 1953No. 10808PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
In this action plaintiff charges the defendant with appropriating plaintiff’s trademark “Stronghold” by including “Stronghold” in its corporate name and applying “Stronghold” to a line of goods, which plaintiff claims is similar to that made and sold by it. The complaint also charges defendant with unfair competition.
After a trial the district court dismissed the complaint on the ground that plaintiff’s registered trade-mark “Stronghold” was not infringed; that the trade-mark “Stronghold” is descriptive, and that plaintiff did not establish a secondary meaning for it;…
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