Legal Opinion
Coca-Cola Co. v. Dixi-Cola Laboratories, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1946No. 5431PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
Upon the former appeal in this case, Dixie-Cola Laboratories, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co., 4 Gir., 117 F.2d 352, our attention was directed mainly to the contention of the Coca-Cola Company that the names Dixi-Cola, Marbert Cola and Marbert the Distinctive Cola infringe the trade mark “Coca-Cola” because the word “Cola” leads the public to believe that the defendants’ product originated with the Coca-Cola company, This contention was opposed not only by the defendants but also by the manufacturers of other cola beverages who in one way "or another co-operated with the…
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