Legal Opinion

Thaddeus Davids Co. v. Davids Manufacturing Co.

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided April 27, 1914No. 184PublishedCited by 135 opinions

CEETIOEAEI TO THE CIECUIT COUET OF APPEALS FOE THE SECOND CIECUIT. The facts, which involve the construction of the TradeMark Act of February 20, 1905, and what constitutes infringement of a trade-mark registered thereunder, are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hughes

Thaddeus Davids Company, manufacturer of inks, etc., brought this suit for the infringement of its registered trade-mark “DAVIDS’”. It was alleged that the complainant was the owner of the trade-mark; that it had been used in interstate commerce by the complainant and its predecessors in business for upwards of eighty years; that on January 22, 1907, it had been registered by the com plainant as a trade-mark, applicable to inks and stamp pads, under the act of February 20, 1905, c. 592, 33 Stat. 724; that the complainant was entitled to such registration under § 5 of the act by reason of…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Singer Manufacturing Co. v. June Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Elgin National Watch Co. v. Illinois Watch Case Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
  3. Howe Scale Co. v. Wyckoff, Seamans & BenedictSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  4. Brown Chemical Co. v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  5. Lawrence Manufacturing Co. v. Tennessee Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891

3Cited by135 opinions

  1. Perini Corporation v. Perini Construction, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
  2. Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Nu-Enamel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing Co. v. S. S. Kresge Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
  4. Stix Products, Inc. v. United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1968
  5. LaTouraine Coffee Co. v. Lorraine Coffee Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1946

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