Legal Opinion

Champion Spark Plug Co. v. Sanders

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided July 10, 1946No. 298, Docket 20222PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The Champion Spark Plug Company, a well known manufacturer of spark plugs for automobiles, brought this suit against the defendants charging infringement of its trade-mark “Champion,” and also unfair competition. The charge is based upon the resale by the defendants of used spark plugs of plaintiff’s original manufacture while still bearing the trade-mark “Champion” and also bearing plaintiff’s type or style numbers indicating that the particular spark plug on which it was placed was specially adapted for automobiles of a certain make or for a use where it…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Canal Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
  2. William R. Warner & Co. v. Eli Lilly & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1924
  3. Prestonettes, Inc. v. CotySupreme Court of the United States · 1924
  4. Federal Trade Commission v. Winsted Hosiery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
  5. G. H. Mumm Champagne v. Eastern Wine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Champion Spark Plug Co. v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  2. DAN-FOAM A/S v. Brand Named Beds, LLCDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2007
  3. Everest & Jennings, Inc. v. E & J Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
  4. Revlon, Inc. v. Regal Pharmacy, Inc.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 1961
  5. Nitro Leisure Products, L.L.C. (Doing Business as golfballsdirect.com and as Second Chance) v. Acushnet CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003

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