Legal Opinion
Coca-Cola Co. v. Nehi Corp.
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided March 20, 1942PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor:
This case is before the court on a bill filed by The Coca-Cola Company to enjoin alleged trade-name and trade-mark infringement' by the Nehi Corporation, the defendant. Other related acts of unfair business competition alleged to have been committed by the defendant company are also sought to be enjoined.
Dr. John S. Pemberton, of Atlanta, Georgia, first manufactured and sold Coca-Cola, under that trade-name, written in script letters, under which appeared a paraph or flourish, as early as 1886; and since that time it has been manufactured and sold under the same trade-name by…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Taussig v. Wellington Fund, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1960
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