Legal Opinion
Life Savers Corporation v. Curtiss Candy Co
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 23, 1950No. 9967_1PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUFFY, Circuit Judge.
This is an action for trade-mark infringement and unfair competition. On March 8, 1938, plaintiff registered under the Act of February 20, 1905, 33 Stat. 724, a distinctive mark (No. 355,158) consisting of a striped background across which the words, “Life Savers,” were printed three times, one above the other, in white letters. Immediately above each printing of “Life Savers,” the words “Five Flavor,” were printed in black letters. The registration stated, “The drawing is lined to indicate the colors red, yellow, green, orange, and purple.”
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- Estate of P. D. Beckwith, Inc. v. Commissioner of PatentsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Campbell Soup Co. v. Armour & Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- John Morrell & Co. v. DoyleCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1938
- James Heddon's Sons v. Millsite Steel & Wire Works, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
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- Lasalle Extension University & Katharine Gibbs School (Inc.) v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
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- American Chicle Co. v. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
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