STANDARD OIL CO. OF MAINE v. STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK

No. 2477.

45 F.2d 309 (1930)

STANDARD OIL CO. OF MAINE, Inc., v. STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK.

Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

November 26, 1930.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl C. Jones, of Portland, Me. (Bradley, Linnell & Jones, of Portland, Me., on the brief), for appellant.

Nathan W. Thompson, of Portland, Me. (Woodman, Skelton & Thompson, of Portland, Me., on the brief), for appellee.

Before BINGHAM, ANDERSON, and WILSON, Circuit Judges.


WILSON, Circuit Judge.

A bill in equity to restrain the appellant from using the corporate name, the Standard Oil Company of Maine, Inc., or any corporate name that includes the words "Standard," "Standard Oil," or "Standard Oil Company," in such a manner as to cause confusion and uncertainty in the public mind as to the quality or character of the goods sold by the appellant in distinction from those of the appellee.

The bill, while grounded on the principles...

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