Legal Opinion
Godillot v. American Grocery Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey
Decided January 25, 1896PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ACHESON, Circuit Judge.
Courts of equity interfere by injunction to protect trade-marks, upon the ground that the plaintiff has a valuable interest in the good will of his trade, and that a rival merchant or manufacturer shall not be permitted, by the use of the plaintiffs symbol, to palm off his own goods to purchasers as those of the plaintiff. McLean v. Fleming, 96 U. S. 245. To entitle a plaintiff to an injunction, it is not necessary that a specific trademark has been infringed; for, irrespective of a technical question of trade-mark, a defendant has no right, by imitative devices, to…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McLean v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Gorham Co. v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Chas. S. Higgins Co. v. Higgins Soap Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1895
- Coats v. Merrick Thread Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Celluloid Manuf'g Co. v. Cellonite Manuf'g Co.United States Circuit Court · 1887
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3Cited by12 opinions
- S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Landers, Frary & Clark v. Universal Cooler CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- Philco Corporation v. Phillips Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Baker v. Master Printers Union of New JerseyDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1940
- Bass, Ratcliff & Gretton, Ltd. v. FeigenspanU.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey · 1899
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