Legal Opinion
Procter & Gamble Co. v. Johnson & Johnson Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 22, 1980No. 78 Civ. 5638(PNL)PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVAL, District Judge.
I. Introduction.
This is an action for trademark infringement, false designation of origin, unfair competition and trademark dilution. 1 The plaintiff, Procter & Gamble Co. (“P&G”), an Ohio corporation, is one of the country’s largest manufacturers of household and personal use products. The defendants are Johnson & Johnson Incorporated (“J&J”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Personal Products Company (“PPC”), both New Jersey corporations. PPC is the leading manufacturer of women’s external menstrual protection products. The case raises interesting questions.
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