Legal Opinion
Sternberg Mfg. Co. v. Miller, Du Brul & Peters Mfg. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1908No. 2,655PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of Iowa.
1Opinion of the Court
PHILIPS, District Judge.
This is a bill in equity by the appellee, an Ohio corporation (hereinafter designated the complainant), to enjoin the appellant, an Iowa corporation (hereinafter designated the defendant), from infringing a trade-mark, known as the “Vertical Top,” used on cigar molds, claimed to have been adopted by the complainant as early as 1876. After the complainant had taken evidence in chief in support of this bill, it filed a supplemental bill, charging the defendant with unfair competition in business.
The Miller & Peters Manufacturing Company was organized in 1873. Its name…
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- Raymond v. Royal Baking-Powder Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1898
- Lamb v. Grand Rapids School Furniture Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Michigan · 1889
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