Coca-Cola Co. v. Old Dominion Beverage Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond; Henry Clay McDowell, Judge. Suit by the Coca-Cola Company against the Old Dominion Beverage Corporation. From a decree dismissing the bill of complaint, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ROSE, District Judge.
[1] Plaintiff’s trade-mark “Coca-Cola” is duly registered under the ten-year proviso of the federal trade-mark law (Comp. St. § 9490). It is therefore immaterial that it may once have been desciptive or that to a degree it may be so still. Thaddeus Davis Co. v. Davids, 233 U. S. 468, 34 Sup. Ct. 648, 58 L. Ed. 1046, Ann. Cas. 1915B, 322. The Supreme Court has very recently overruled the contention that, because of what is said to have been or to be its deceptive character, plaintiff may not be heard to complain of its infringement. Coca-Cola Co. v. Koke Co., 254 U. S.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- International News Service v. Associated PressSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Coca-Cola Co. v. Koke Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Thaddeus Davids Co. v. Davids Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Coca Cola Co. v. Gay-Ola Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1912
- Nashville Syrup Co. v. Coca Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1914
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by26 opinions
- Stork Restaurant, Inc. v. SahatiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
- Dranoff-Perlstein Associates v. Harris J. SklarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Dixi-Cola Laboratories, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- A. J. Abramson and Irwin Schwartz, D/B/A Caro Jewelry Company and Caro v. Coro, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Guggenheim v. Cantrell & Cochrane, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1926
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.