Cooperativa de Cafeteros v. Colón Colón

Mr. Justice Ramírez Bages

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The following are the questions to he considered in this case:(1) Whether or not the registered trade-mark “Café Rico” is valid and effective.(2) If it is not, whether or not it acquired a secondary meaning which justifies its protection against infringement by appellee F. Colón, competitor of appellant Cooperativa de Cafeteros de Puerto Rico, in the distribution and sale of roasted and ground coffee in the local market.(3) If said mark actually acquired such meaning we must decide whether the label used by appellee in his coffee bag…