Legal Opinion
American Trading Co. v. H. E. Heacock Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 21, 1932No. Nos. 506, 507PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Hughes
In No. 506, H. E. Heacock Co., a corporation of the Philippine Islands and a dealer in ‘ flatware,’ brought suit in the Court of First Instance of Manila against the American Trading Company, also a local corporation, to enjoin infringement of trade-mark and unfair competition. The trade-mark was the name “ Rogers ” which it was alleged, had been used by plaintiff for upwards of twenty years on flatware, whether nickel, silver-plated or silver, imported by plaintiff and sold in the Islands. In the year 1918, this trade-mark was registered under the Philippine Act No. 666 of March 6, 1903, as…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Hanover Star Milling Co. v. MetcalfSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- United Drug Co. v. Theodore Rectanus Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- United States v. SteffensSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- De Lima v. BidwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Dorr v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Brooks Bros. v. Brooks Clothing of California, Ltd.District Court, S.D. California · 1945
- Dixi-Cola Laboratories, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Topp-Cola Company, a Corporation v. The Coca-Cola Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- White Tower System, Inc. v. White Castle System of Eating Houses Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1937
- Philco Corporation v. Phillips Mfg. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
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