John Morrell & Co. v. Doyle

LINDLEY, District Judge.

Plaintiff, engaged in packing and selling meat products, including dog food, brings this suit against defendants Boyd W. Doyle, Frederick Doyle, and the same parties as a copartnership, trading under the name and style of Doyle Packing Company, likewise engaged in packing and selling dog food. Plaintiff charges that its trade-marks “Heart” and “Red Heart” are infringed by the defendants’ trade-mark “Strongheart.” The basis of plaintiff’s trade-mark is a red colored heart, used on many of its products including dog food, accompanied at times by the word “Heart” and at…