Legal Opinion
Champion Spark Plug Co. v. Reich
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1941No. 11910PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in the lower court appeals from that part of a decree denying an injunction to restrain the defendant from acts of unfair competition and trade-mark infringement.
The plaintiff is a manufacturer of spark plugs for use in internal combustion engines, and is also the owner of three registered trade-marks, “Champion”, “X”, and “Champion X”. Its spark plugs, labeled with its trade-marks, are sold throughout the United States and in other countries.
The defendant is a reconditioner of used and discarded spark plugs of various makes which he sells in the channels…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co. v. Wolf Brothers & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- William R. Warner & Co. v. Eli Lilly & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Prestonettes, Inc. v. CotySupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- A. Bourjois & Co., Inc. v. KatzelSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Shaver v. Heller & Merz Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1901
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Champion Spark Plug Co. v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Fleming v. Jacksonville Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1942
- Brooks Bros. v. Brooks Clothing of California, Ltd.District Court, S.D. California · 1945
- Sylvania Industrial Corporation v. Visking CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1943
- Ye Olde Tavern Cheese Products, Inc. v. Planters Peanuts Division, Standard Brands Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1966
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