Legal Opinion
DeMert & Dougherty, Inc. v. Chesebrough-Pond's, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided October 2, 1972No. 72 C 650PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION and JUDGMENT ORDER
AUSTIN, District Judge.
Plaintiff seeks recovery of damages caused by defendant’s allegedly false or fraudulent registration of a trademark with the Commissioner of Patents. Count I of the complaint asserts a federal right to recovery under 15 U.S.C. § 1120 (1970). Jurisdiction in Count I is based upon 15 U.S.C. § 1121 (1970) and 28 U.S.C. § 1338 (1971). Count II invokes this court’s diversity jurisdiction to hear a related state claim based upon common law fraud. For the reasons discussed below, this court grants defendant’s motion for summary judgment and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Maier Brewing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Maternally Yours, Inc. v. Your Maternity Shop, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Roda v. BerkoIllinois Supreme Court · 1948
- Mister Donut of America, Inc. v. Mr. Donut, Inc., Mr. Donut, Inc. v. Mister Donut of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- Hanlon v. MacFadden Publications, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1951
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Money Store v. Harriscorp Finance, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Blue Bell, Inc. v. Jaymar-Ruby, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- In Re SchmidtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Five Platters, Inc. v. PurdieDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1976
- The Money Store v. Harriscorp Finance, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
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