Legal Opinion
International Silver Co. v. Oneida Community, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 17, 1934No. 330PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
This suit is to enjoin the use of the name “Rogers” on silver-plated fatware and other tableware, as well as to enjoin the use of various trade-marks and to restrain unfair competition.
Complainant claims to be the successor of the original Rogers firm that began business in 1847 and attained a high reputation in the manufacture of silver plate. We think this position cannot be sustained so far as it seeks exclusive rights derived from the three brothers, William, Simeon S., and Asa H. Rogers, who began business together in Connecticut in 1847 and established a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- International Silver Co. v. William H. Rogers Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1905
- Rogers & Brother v. RogersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1885
- William Rogers Manufacturing Co. v. Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1887
- Rogers v. Wm. Rogers Manuf'g Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1895
- International Silver Co. v. RogersSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1907
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Haviland & Co. v. Johann Haviland China CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1967
- John B. Stetson Co. v. Stephen L. Stetson Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1936
- International Silver Co. v. Oneida Community, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- H. H. Scott, Inc. v. Annapolis Electroacoustic Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1961
- International Silver Co. v. Oneida Community, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934