Dr. A. Reed Cushion Shoe Co. v. Frew

HAZEL, District Judge.

This bill is to restrain unfair competition, in trade. The principal question involved is whether the defendants may lawfully use the name “Dr. A. Reed,” or equivalent designations, upon their cards, shoes or shoe straps, boxes and advertisements, or whether such use, as hereinafter described, is in unfair trade competition with the complainant’s vendible goods. The material facts are as follows: In 1893, Dr. Adam Reed and George J. Winter, who were joint owners of the Reed invention for a cushion sole for a shoe,' granted licenses to several firms or corporations to…