Legal Opinion
R. W. Eldridge Co. v. Southern Handkerchief Mfg. Co.
District Court, W.D. South Carolina
Decided May 7, 1938No. 540PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYCHE, District Judge.
This is a suit by the plaintiff to restrain the defendant from interfering with its alleged right to use the term “All American” in connection with the sale of handkerchiefs, and to enjoin the defendant from attempting to register the term as its trade-mark. The defendant answered and filed a cross-bill alleging that the term “All American” was its trade-mark for handkerchiefs, and that it had been infringed by the plaintiff.
The defendant began to use the term “All American” in connection with the sale of its handkerchiefs on December 3, 1936. Some months later the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Canal Co. v. ClarkSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Elgin National Watch Co. v. Illinois Watch Case Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Hamilton-Brown Shoe Co. v. Wolf Brothers & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Adriance, Platt & Co. v. National Harrow Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1903
- A. B. Farquhar Co. v. National Harrow Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1900
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Wilco Company v. AUTOMATIC RADIO MANUFACTURING COMPANYDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1966
- Treemond Co. v. Schering Corp.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1940
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