Legal Opinion

Academy Award Products, Inc. v. Bulova Watch Co.

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided April 25, 1950PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

NOONAN, District Judge.

This is an ‘application for a temporary injunction restraining the defendant from distributing, selling, etc., clocks and watches with the designation “Academy Award” or any colorable imitation thereof.

It appears that the plaintiff registered its trademark “Academy Award” in the United States Patent Office on April 29, 1947, No. 429328, in Class 27 for watches and clocks.

The defendant has recently put upon the market a line of watches which it sells under the designation “Academy Award”, which is the precise trademark issued to the plaintiff. This action has been…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. v. GittoneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
  2. Standard Brands, Inc. v. SmidlerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1945
  3. George W. Luft Co. v. Zande Cosmetic Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
  4. Smith v. Dental Products Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1944
  5. H. M. Chandler Co. v. Penn Paper Products, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1950

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. D. M. & Antique Import Corp. v. Royal Saxe Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1970
  2. Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc. v. AiniDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2008
  3. Schwinn Bicycle Co. v. Murray Ohio Manufacturing Co.District Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1971
  4. Old Reading Brewery, Inc. v. Lebanon Valley Brewing Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1952
  5. DeMert & Dougherty, Inc. v. Chesebrough-Pond's, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1972

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