Wm. A. Rogers, Ltd. v. H. O. Rogers Silver Co.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
In Equity. Bill by William A. Rqgers, Rimited, against the H. O. Rogers Silver Company and John J. Nichols and another, as officers and directors thereof. On petition for preliminary injunction.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
This is a petition for a preliminary injunction against infringement of trade-marks, and unfair competition in the use of the word “Rogers” in connection with silver-plated ware.
The sworn bill and affidavits filed in support of the petition set forth that the individual defendants, Mclsaac and Nichols, are citizens of Massachusetts, resident in Taunton, Mass.; that they procured the corporation of the Cohannet Silver Company, with its principal place,of business at Taunton; that this company was enjoined from the use of the word “Rogers” upon silver-plated ware on the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wm. A. Rogers, Ltd. v. Cohannet Silver Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1910
- Wm. A. Rogers, Ltd. v. NicholsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1915
3Cited by4 opinions
- Vick Medicine Co. v. Vick Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1926
- Ralph Bros. Furniture Co. v. RalphSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- WM. A. Rogers, Ltd. v. Rogers Silverware Redemption Bureau, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1917
- State Ex Rel. Crabbe v. Municipal Savings & Loan Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1924