Legal Opinion
Chesebrough Mfg. Co. v. Old Gold Chemical Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 13, 1934No. 6449PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORMAN, Circuit Judge.
The parties to this appeal are engaged in selling petroleum jelly in transparent glass jars sealed with metal screw caps and encased in pasteboard cartons. The suit was brought by appellant for infringement of trade-marks and unfair trade competition. The trial court found that there was not only no infringement of appellant’s trade-marks, but that the differences in the trade-marks and names of the parties appearing on their respective cartons, labels, and caps were sufficient to prevent trade deception.
The appellant began its business in 1865, and since 1870 has sold…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McLean v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- William R. Warner & Co. v. Eli Lilly & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Federal Trade Commission v. Winsted Hosiery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
- O. & W. Thum Co. v. DickinsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1917
- Auto Acetylene Light Co. v. Prest-O-Lite Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1920
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3Cited by25 opinions
- John Wright, Inc. v. Casper Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976
- J. C. Penney Co. v. H. D. Lee Mercantile Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- California Fruit Growers Exchange v. Windsor Beverages, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
- Tas-T-Nut Company v. Variety Nut & Date CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1957
- Hemmeter Cigar Co. v. Congress Cigar Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
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