Legal Opinion
National Fruit Product Co. v. Dwinell-Wright Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 16, 1942No. Civil Action 1445PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, District Judge.
Defendant or its predecessors have used the words White House together with a representation of the Executive Mansion as a trade-mark for the sale of coffee since January 1, 1888, for tea since 1907, for roasted peanuts since 1940 and for a blend of orange and grapefruit juice since 1941. Pursuant to the United States Trade Mark Acts, 15 U.S.C.A. § 81 et seq., it secured federal trade-mark registrations for coffee and for tea in 1910 and for roasted peanuts in 1941.
Plaintiff or its predecessors have used the same mark on cider vinegar since 1907, sweet cider since…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- D'Oench, Duhme & Co. v. Federal Deposit InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Southern Pacific Company v. JensenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Swift v. TysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Steele v. Bulova Watch Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Maternally Yours, Inc. v. Your Maternity Shop, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- Keebler Company v. Rovira Biscuit Corporation, Keebler Company v. Rovira Biscuit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
- S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- Dorothy Carlson v. The Coca-Cola Company, a Delaware Corporation, and Glendenning Companies, Inc., a Connecticut CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
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