Legal Opinion
McNeilab, Inc. v. American Home Products Corp.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 21, 1980No. 79 Civ. 3973PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
In June, 1979, American Home Products Corporation (“AHP”), the manufacturer of the non-prescription internal analgesic Anacin, began a nationwide advertising campaign for a new analgesic preparation, Maximum Strength Anacin (“MSA”). In this action, McNeilab, Inc. (“McNeil”), the manufacturer of the competing non-prescription internal analgesic Extra Strength Tylenol, seeks an injunction barring AHP from making three advertising claims in its efforts to promote MSA. McNeil contends that these advertising claims violate section 43(a) of the Lanham Trade-Mark Act of 1946,…
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