Legal Opinion
American Home Products Corp. v. Barr Laboratories, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 23, 1987No. Civ. A. 86-1275PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAROLD A. ACKERMAN, District Judge.
This is a civil action in which plaintiff alleges that defendants have violated federal and state trademark laws. Specifically, plaintiff claims that defendants have violated § 43(a) of the federal Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a), and have committed the torts of unprivileged imitation and “passing off” as defined under New Jersey law, by selling the drug ibuprofen in a 200-milli-gram over-the-counter tablet form in a col- or “similar or identical” to the color of the 200-milligram over-the-counter ibuprofen tablets sold by plaintiff under the name “Advil.”
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Inwood Laboratories, Inc. v. Ives Laboratories, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Lloyd Lieb, Trading as Specialized Cassettes v. Topstone Industries, Inc., and D. Robbins & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Lois Sportswear, U.S.A., Inc., and Textiles Y Confecciones Europeas, S.A. v. Levi Strauss & Company, Defendant-Plaintiff-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by22 opinions
- American Telephone And Telegraph Company v. Winback And Conserve Program, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- American Home Products Corporation v. Barr Laboratories, Inc. And L. Perrigo CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Resorts International, Inc. v. Greate Bay Hotel & Casino, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1992
- Weight Watchers International, Inc. v. Stouffer Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- J & J Snack Foods, Corp. v. Earthgrains Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 2002
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