Legal Opinion
Carl Zeiss Stiftung v. VEB Carl Zeiss, Jena
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 7, 1968No. 62 Civ. 850PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DISCUSSION
MANSFIELD, District Judge.
A central and primary issue in this case is whether the plaintiff Foundation or that established in East Germany in 1951 is legally identical with, and the successor to, the original Abbe Foundation, which is without question entitled to exclusive use of the United States trademarks in dispute. The Soviet expropriation purported to encompass all Zeiss trademarks owned by the Zeiss firm, wherever located. In view of the well-settled United States policy against extraterritorial recognition of such decrees, the Foundation or its legal successor, if it has…
2Cases cited59 opinions
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- Polaroid Corporation v. Polarad Electronics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1961
- Banco Nacional De Cuba v. SabbatinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Bank of Augusta v. EarleSupreme Court of the United States · 1839
- Underhill v. HernandezSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- Occidental Petroleum Corp. v. Buttes Gas & Oil Co.District Court, C.D. California · 1971
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