Legal Opinion
Avon Shoe Co. v. David Crystal, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 9, 1959PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HERLANDS, District Judge.
This trademark litigation involves the problem of non-competing products in adjacent markets where women are the ultimate consumers.
The non-competing products are, on the one hand, plaintiffs’ women’s casual, comfortable walking shoes of the moccasin type and, on the other hand, defendants’ women’s fashionable and stylish sportswear apparel, such as dresses, skirts and waists. Certain styles of the plaintiffs’ shoes are made and sold under the trademark “Haymakers.” Certain styles of the defendants’ apparel are made and sold under the trademark “Haymaker.”
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2Cases cited30 opinions
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- Maternally Yours, Inc. v. Your Maternity Shop, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- American Steel Foundries v. RobertsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Avon Shoe Co., Inc., and Haymaker Shoe Corp. v. David Crystal, Inc., Haymaker Sports, Inc., B. Altman & Co., Best & Co., Inc., and John WanamakerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Mister Donut of America, Inc. v. Mr. Donut, Inc., Mr. Donut, Inc. v. Mister Donut of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- National Lampoon, Inc. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1974
- Larry Marshak v. "Doc" Green, John Doe "1", John Doe "2", Bernard Jones, David Rick, and Sandy Wolfe, David RickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Visa, U.S.A., Inc. v. Birmingham Trust National BankCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1982
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