Legal Opinion

Consumers Union of United States, Inc. v. Lectra Sales Corp.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided September 19, 1959PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MURPHY, District Judge.

Motion to continue a temporary restraining order entered in this action, iter ■ alia, for trademark infringement, and for a preliminary injunction against the publisher defendants is granted.

Plaintiff, a membership corporation, is a testing company which publishes a magazine called Consumer Reports wherein it provides information and advice relating to consumer goods but in which it does not promote commercially any product tested and reported upon. Because of its peculiar nature, plaintiff’s good name and good will is its most valuable asset, if not its sole asset.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. John T. Lloyd Laboratories, Inc. v. Lloyd Brothers Pharmacists, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. v. Hobart Manufacturing Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1960
  2. Amana Refrigeration, Inc. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1977
  3. Consumers Union of United States, Inc. v. Theodore Hamm Brewing Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1970
  4. Mercury Record Corp. v. Buckingham Record Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1963

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