Legal Opinion
Standard Oil Co. v. California Peach & Fig Growers, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided October 1, 1928No. 651PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, District Judge.
The basic-question here presented is one of trade-mark infringement. “Nujol,” a coined, arbitrary word, was adopted, used, and registered by the plaintiff in the year 1915 as its trademark for refined mineral oil for use in the treatment of constipation. Three subsequent registrations for other uses have been made. Between the time of its adoption and the end of 1926, the plaintiff sold more than 27,000,-000 bottles so labeled, and by the end of 1927 it had invested more than $6,000,000 in advertisements in which “Nujol” was prominently featured.
In 1926 “NUJOL treated…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- United Drug Co. v. Theodore Rectanus Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Hitchman Coal & Coke Co. v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Canal Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Prestonettes, Inc. v. CotySupreme Court of the United States · 1924
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Stork Restaurant, Inc. v. SahatiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1948
- Dwinell-Wright Co. v. National Fruit Product Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1944
- Arrow Distilleries, Inc. v. Globe Brewing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. A. & P. Radio Stores, Inc.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1937
- Champion Spark Plug Co. v. ReichCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
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