Roberts v. Sheldon
U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Illnois
[This was a bill in equity by Robert J. Roberts against George W. Sheldon and others for an injunction to restrain the infringement of a trade-mark.]
1Opinion of the Court
BLODGETT, District Judge.
This case comes up on application by the plaintiff for an injunction against the defendants, and on the demurrer of one of the defendants, George W. Sheldon, to the bill. The bill states in substance, that the complainant is a manufacturer of needles, in England, and a subject of that country, but that he is domiciled in this country, and finds here a large market for his manufactured goods; that as early as 1866, he adopted as a trade mark, the word “Parabola," which was printed on the outside of the packages containing his needles; that his goods have acquired a…
2Cited by1 opinion
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