Legal Opinion
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Shreveport, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided April 29, 1983No. Civ. A. 83-95, 83-120PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, District Judge.
Multimedia advertising proclaims “Coke is it,” but what is “it”? Is diet Coke “it”? These are some of the questions currently before the Court. The plaintiffs 1 in these two unconsolidated lawsuits seek declaratory, injunctive and monetary relief against the Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”) based upon allegations of breach of contract, violation of two 1921 Consent Decrees, 2 trademark infringement, dilution of trademark value, and federal antitrust violations, all of which concern the Company’s introduction of diet Coke. Jurisdiction is based upon 28…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Coca-Cola Co. v. Koke Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Coca-Cola Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1920
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. Department of EnergyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1981
- United States v. Coca Cola Co. of AtlantaSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Buckley & Scott Utilities, Inc. v. Petroleum Heat & Power Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Shreveport, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1985
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Elizabethtown, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1988
- Coca-Cola Bottling of Elizabethtown v. Coca-Cola Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1987
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Shreveport, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Elizabethtown, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
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