Anheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n v. Fred Miller Brewing Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Wisconsin
This was a suit in equity by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association against the Fred Miller Brewing Company to enjoin the use of a trade-name.
1Opinion of the Court
SEAMAN, District Judge.
The bill seeks to enjoin the defendant from using the name “Budweiser” as the designation of a brand or brew of beer manufactured by it; and no ground for re*865lief is os1 ablished by the testimony, unless it may be found within the equitable doctrine relating to unfair competition in trade. Although it is undisputed that this designation has been employed by the complainant and its predecessor in business, for about 20 years, as the name of a special manufacture of beer, for which wide reputation and extensive trade has been obtained throughout this country and abroad,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Clark Thread Co. v. ArmitageU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1895
- Conrad v. Joseph Uhrig Brewing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1880
- Reakirt v. The EllaDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1898
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- Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Power City Brewery, Inc.District Court, W.D. New York · 1939
- Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Du Bois Brewing Co.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1947