Legal Opinion
La Societe Anonyme Des Parfums Le Galion v. Jean Patou, Inc. And Michael Stramiello, Jr., Collector of Customs of the Portof New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 9, 1974No. 530, Docket 72-2409PublishedCited by 196 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff LeGalion, a French perfume manufacturer, has for years sold its perfume under the trademark “SNOB” in a number of foreign countries. The sales have been substantial, amounting in one recent five-year period to almost $2,000,000. LeGalion has been unable to sell SNOB in the United States, however, because in 1951 defendant Patou, 1 an American perfume manufacturer, obtained a trademark registration for SNOB in this country. Pursuant to § 42 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1124, 2 Customs officials subsequently refused to permit LeGalion to import its SNOB…
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