Legal Opinion
United States Jaycees v. Philadelphia Jaycees
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 3, 1980No. Civ. A. 78-3411PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
CAHN, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs, United States Jaycees (hereinafter National Jaycees) and Pennsylvania Junior Chamber of Commerce (hereinafter Pennsylvania Jaycees), have brought this action against defendant Philadelphia Jaycees. Plaintiffs allege that defendant’s continued use of the trademark and trade name “Jaycees” is trademark infringement and false designation of origin under the Lanham Act (Federal Trademark Act of 1946), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1127, and unfair competition under the common law of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Jurisdiction is conferred upon this…
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