Jackson Corset Co. v. Cohen
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal from a decision of the Commissioner of Patents in a trademark interference proceeding. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Robb
This is a trademark interference proceeding involving the letters “J. C.” or “J. C. C.” as a trademark for corsets.
The evidence of the appellee, Joseph Cohen, tended to show that he adopted this mark in 1891 and gradually extended his business until, in the summer of 1909, he formed the Jaysee Corset Company, a corporation, of which he became president and to which he transferred his factory, stores, goods, and business. That corporation thereupon proceeded to manufacture the J. C. corset, which theretofore had been manufactured by the appellee individually. No formal transfer of the…
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