Legal Opinion
American Home Products Corp. v. Chelsea Laboratories, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided August 5, 1982No. Civ. 81-3351PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
BIUNNO, Senior District Judge.
This suit involves the manufacture and sale of a prescription medication called “conjugated estrogens” in the U.S. Pharmocopeia (U.S.P.), which plaintiff markets under the registered trademark “PREMARIN”, in pumpkin-seed or oval shaped tablets of four dosages, each in a different color, see Biocraft v. Merck, 532 F.Supp. 1068 (D.C.D.N.J.1980).
The defendants are “generic drug” manufacturers who also make “conjugated estrogens”, and who use the same trade dress, i.e., the same dosages in the same sizes, shapes and colors as plaintiff’s product, which is…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- In re R. M. J.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- In Re RMJSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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