Legal Opinion
Wyndham Co. v. Wyndham Hotel Co.
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 31, 1997PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Norman C. Ryp, J.
a. ISSUES
“Y”, as in “Wyndham”, is a crooked letter, consistent with its 1450 English origin, history, geography and genealogy! “I”, as in ‘Windham”, is a straight letter and self-possessive pronoun consistent with the parties’ battle for exclusive use of its name and mark in the middle east of Manhattan. The exclusive use of the Wyndham” (also known as Windham) name and mark are common, but competitive, objects in this complex intellectual property battle since 1992. It links a “world famous” family hotel, sited in Manhattan, with a north and central…
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