Legal Opinion

Maternally Yours, Inc. v. Your Maternity Shop, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 6, 1956No. 23796_1PublishedCited by 323 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATERMAN, Circuit Judge.

This action involves a claim of trademark infringement under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 1051 et seq., and a claim of unfair competition presumably governed by the law of New York.1 Ju*541risdiction over the trade-mark infringement claim rests on 15 U.S.C.A. § 1121 and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1338(a), while jurisdiction over the related unfair competition claim is based on 28 U.S.C.A. § 1338 (b), if not also on the Lanham Act.2

Plaintiff, Maternally Yours, Inc., is a New York corporation engaged in the retail merchandising of maternity apparel in the New York metropolitan area. A…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. Pope & Talbot, Inc. v. HawnSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Hurn v. OurslerSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
  4. Sola Electric Co. v. Jefferson Electric Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
  5. Mishawaka Rubber & Woolen Manufacturing Co. v. S. S. Kresge Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942

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3Cited by323 opinions

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  3. McGregor-Doniger Inc. v. Drizzle Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
  4. Mushroom Makers, Incorporated v. R. G. Barry CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 99,479 Samuel Mallis and Franklyn B. Kupferman, Cross-Appellants v. Bankers Trust Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983

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