PHILCO CORPORATION v. F. & B. MFG. CO.

Civ. A. No. 45C1343.

86 F.Supp. 81 (1949)

PHILCO CORPORATION v. F. & B. MFG. CO.

United States District Court N. D. Illinois, E. D.

August 12, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rogers & Woodson, William T. Woodson, Beverly W. Pattishall, and Lewis S. Garner, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Spencer, Marzell, Johnston & Cook, John A. Marzall, Lloyd C. Root, Chicago, Ill., for defendant.


IGOE, District Judge.

This was a suit for infringement of plaintiff's trade-mark. Plaintiff charged that defendant's use of the trade-name "FILKO" in the distribution of automotive ignition parts, was an imitation of plaintiff's registered trade name "PHILCO" because of similarity in sound, so as to cause confusion and deceive purchasers. "FILKO" is the family name of one of the owners of defendant company. The issues were tried before this court and on June 26, 1947...

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