Legal Opinion
Standard Oil Co. of Maine v. Standard Oil Co. of New York
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 26, 1930No. 2477PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILSON, Circuit Judge.
A bill in equity to restrain the appellant from using the corporate name, the Standard Oil Company of Maine, Inc., or any corporate name that includes the words “Standard,” “Standard Oil,” or “Standard Oil Company,” in such a manner as to cause confusion and uncertainty in the public mind as to the quality or character of the goods sold by the appellant in distinction from those of the appellee.
The bill, while grounded on the principles of unfair competition, is in the nature of a hill quia timet; that is, to restrain impending or threatened injury, and not a bill to…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, Appts. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- McLean v. FlemingSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Taendsticksfabriks Akticbolagat Vulcan v. MyersNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Vicksburg Waterworks Co. v. VicksburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Akron-Overland Tire Co. v. Willys-Overland Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1921
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3Cited by24 opinions
- The Standard Oil Company, a Corporation and Sohio Petroleum Company, a Corporation v. Standard Oil Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- Standard Oil Co. of New Mexico, Inc. v. Standard Oil Co. of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1932
- George W. Luft Co. v. Zande Cosmetic Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
- Esso, Inc. v. Standard Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- Humble Oil & Refining Co. v. American Oil Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
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