Legal Opinion

Seven-Up Co. v. Blue Note, Inc.

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided February 11, 1958No. 57 C 208PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JULIUS J. HOFFMAN, District Judge.

The plaintiff, The Seven-Up Company, owns the registered trade-mark for the beverage “Seven-Up.” The defendant, Blue-Note, Inc., operates a restaurant and place of entertainment at 3-7 N. Clark Street, in Chicago. This action was brought for damages and injunctive relief against the defendant’s alleged practice of passing off as “Seven-Up,” to customers requesting that drink, a beverage other than the plaintiff’s product.

The plaintiff has moved for a preliminary injunction restraining the averred passing-off practices of the defendant during the pendency of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. McNutt v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. KVOS, Inc. v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  3. Bitterman v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  4. Glenwood Light & Water Co. v. Mutual Light, Heat & Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
  5. Seagram-Distillers Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. New Cut Rate Liquors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1957

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Penedo Cia Naviera S.A. v. Nicholas Maniatis, LibellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
  2. Lapides v. DonerDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1965
  3. Shaffer v. Coty, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1960
  4. Coca-Cola Company v. Foods, Inc.District Court, D. South Dakota · 1963

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