Legal Opinion
Griesedieck Western Brewery Co. v. Peoples Brewing Co.
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided April 29, 1944No. Civil Action 315PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOYCE, District Judge.
4'his is a suit for equitable relief for infringement of plaintiff’s registered trademark and copyrighted label. There was also an allegation of unfair competition, but on the trial this was unsupported by proof. We are concerned only with the first two grounds mentioned.
Plaintiff is an Illinois corporation with its principal place of business in that state. It operates a brewery and since 1908 has sold beer in interstate commerce under the trade-mark “Stag.” It is the owner of certificate of registration No. 320,594 registered January 1, 1935, under the Act of February…
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