Legal Opinion
Plough, Inc. v. Kreis Laboratories, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1963No. 17719PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
Appellant brought suit below chargingappellees with the infringement of its trademark “Coppertone,” a word which had acquired an established secondary-meaning in other litigation. Cf: Douglas Laboratories Corporation v. Copper Tan, Inc., 2 Cir. 1954, 210 F.2d 453. Appellant sought an injunction and an accounting. Various defenses and counterclaims appeared in the answer, such-as (a) allegations of a prior use by appellees; (b) a prior state trademark registration by appellees of “Copatint” in New York, Florida and California, and the prior registration of “Copper Tan”'…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Miles Shoes, Inc. v. R. H. MacY & Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
- American Chicle Co. v. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1953
- National Van Lines, a Corporation v. Alfred E. Dean, Trading Under the Firm Name of National Transfer & Storage Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1956
- Douglas Laboratories Corp. v. Copper Tan, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Amf Incorporated, a Corporation v. Sleekcraft Boats, a Sole Proprietorship, and Bruce E. Nescher, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Henri's Food Products Company, Inc., Counterdefendant-Appellee v. Kraft, Inc., Counterplaintiff-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- The J. B. Williams Company, Inc. v. Le Conte Cosmetics, Inc., and Elton C. Toland and Lenore TolandCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Dresser Industries, Inc., a Corporation v. Heraeus Engelhard Vacuum, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Exquisite Form Indus., Inc. v. Exquisite Fabrics of LondonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1974
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