Legal Opinion
Charles Broadway Rouss, Inc. v. Winchester Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 28, 1924No. 131PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRogers, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). There are certain terms and words which cannot be monopolized as trademarks. The general and well-established rule is that a geographical word, used to designate a locality, a section of a country, or a country, cannot be monopolized as a trade-mark at common law. The name “Winchester” is a geographical one, there being a place of that name in each of 19 states. Elgin National Watch Co. v. Illinois Watch Case Co., 179 U. S. 665, 21 Sup. Ct. 270, 45 L. Ed. 365; Saxlehner v. Eisner, etc., Co., 179 U. S. 19, 21 Sup. Ct. 7, 45 L. Ed. 60; Castner v. Coffman, 178…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- McLean v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Canal Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Elgin National Watch Co. v. Illinois Watch Case Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Saxlehner v. Eisner & Mendelson Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Howe Scale Co. v. Wyckoff, Seamans & BenedictSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Nu-Enamel Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Clairol Incorporated v. The Gillette CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- E. F. Prichard Co. v. Consumers Brewing Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1943
- Queen Mfg. Co. v. Isaac Ginsberg & Bros.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
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