Corkran, Hill & Co. v. A. H. Kuhleman Co.
Baltimore City Circuit Court
1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.
It has been difficult in this ease to reconcile the actions of the parties in the case with what would seem to be tneir rights under the law.
The plaintiff and its predecessors in business for over fifty years have used a brand or trade mark, known as “Orange Brand,” consisting of an orange and orange leaves in conjunction with the words “Orange Brand.” The first registration of the brand or trade mark seems to have been in May, 1908, for “Hams and Bacon.” The right was thereby obtained to use the trade mark “by placing thereon” (on the packages) “a printed label on which the trade mark is…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Menendez v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Siegert v. AbbottCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1884
- Witthaus v. BraunCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1876
- Parlett v. GuggenheimerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
- Castroville Co-Operative Creamery Co. v. ColCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1907