Vacuum Oil Co. v. Eagle Oil Co. of New York
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey
In Equity.
1Opinion of the Court
CROSS, District Judge.
The pleadings in this case are voluminous, but, as we shall see subsequently, the issue is very narrow. Stated in the briefest terms, the bill of complaint alleges the adoption, use, and registration by the complainant in the United States, of several words as trade-marks, for instance “Vacuum,” “Arctic,” “Etna,” “Viscolite,” and “Klectra”; that, even if these are not good trade-marks, they have *868become, nevertheless, by extensive use and advertisement, known to consumers as trade-names; that complainant sells its products directly to consumers in several foreign…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Dennick v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Massie v. WattsSupreme Court of the United States · 1810
- Mitchell v. HarmonySupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- Lawrence Manufacturing Co. v. Tennessee Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Dalzell v. Dueber Watch Case Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1893
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by12 opinions
- Steele v. Bulova Watch Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Vanity Fair Mills, Inc. v. The T. Eaton Co. Limited and John David EatonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- George W. Luft Co. v. Zande Cosmetic Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Bulova Watch Co., Inc. v. SteeleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- California Prune & Apricot Growers' Ass'n v. H. R. Nicholson Co.California Court of Appeal · 1945
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.