Legal Opinion
Finchley, Inc. v. Finchly Co., Inc.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided June 11, 1929PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM C. COLEMAN, District Judge.
The present suit is based upon two grounds: First, infringement of the registered trade-mark “Finchley” and its accompanying crest or symbol; and, secondly, upon unfair competition.
The only difference between the spelling of the name “Finchley” as used by the complainant in its corporate name and trademark, and that used by the defendant in its corporate name, advertisements, correspondence, labels, and so forth, is that the former spells the words with the letter “e” in the last syllable, and the latter does not. The similarity betweeh the two words seems…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Yale Electric Corporation v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
- Estate of P. D. Beckwith, Inc. v. Commissioner of PatentsSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- Aunt Jemima Mills Co. v. Rigney & Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
- Vogue Co. v. Thompson-Hudson Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1924
- French Republic v. Saratoga Vichy Spring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. of New Mexico, Inc. v. Standard Oil Co. of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1932
- Brooks Bros. v. Brooks Clothing of California, Ltd.District Court, S.D. California · 1945
- Leo Feist, Inc. v. YoungCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Philco Corporation v. Phillips Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Phillips v. THE GOVERNOR & CO., ETC.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1935
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