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WOMBLE v. PARKER

17545.

208 Ga. 378 (1951)

67 S.E.2d 133

WOMBLE v. PARKER.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided October 9, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. T. Brewton and C. L. Cowart, for plaintiff in error.

C. O. Purcell and R. K. Girardeau, contra.

HAWKINS, Justice.

1. While geographical names and words which are merely descriptive are not generally the subject of exclusive appropriation as trade-marks or trade names, such names and words when used so long and exclusively by a trader, manufacturer, or producer that they are generally understood to designate his business or merchandise, may acquire a secondary signification or meaning indicative not only of the place...

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