Legal Opinion
Philco Corporation v. F. & B. MFG. CO.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 3, 1948No. 9474PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LINDLEY, District Judge.
Its suit for infringement of trade-mark having resulted in judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
In its complaint, plaintiff averred that defendant is engaged in distribution of automotive ignition parts, including condensers, relays, switches, starter repair parts, coils and distributors under the brand name “Filko”; that this name is a colorable imitation of plaintiff’s registered trade name “Philco”; that defendant’s merchandise is of substantially the same descriptive properties as plaintiff’s products as described in plaintiff’s several trademark…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Singer Manufacturing Co. v. June Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Brown Chemical Co. v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Thaddeus Davids Co. v. Davids Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Beech-Nut Packing Co. v. P. Lorillard Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1927
- California Fruit Growers Exchange v. Sunkist Baking Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Union Carbide Corporation v. Ever-Ready Incorporated, a Corporation, and Mark Gilbert, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Fuller Products Co. v. The Fuller Brush CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1962
- Sunbeam Lighting Co. v. Sunbeam CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1950
- Sunbeam Furniture Corp. v. Sunbeam Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Sears, Roebuck & Company and Allstate Insurance Company v. All States Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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