DOUGLAS LABORATORIES CORP. v. COPPER TAN

No. 137, Docket No. 22882.

210 F.2d 453 (1954)

DOUGLAS LABORATORIES CORP. v. COPPER TAN, Inc.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided February 10, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leslie D. Taggart, New York City (Raymond A. Ledogar, New York City, on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant-appellee.

John S. Finn, New York City (Louis Scadron, New York City, on the brief), for defendant-appellee-appellant.

Before CHASE, Chief Judge, CLARK, Circuit Judge, and GIBSON, District Judge.


CLARK, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff has brought this action for trade-mark infringement and unfair competition to protect its use of the name "Coppertone" for its sun tan preparation against competition by defendant, which is using the name "Copper Tan" for its similar preparation. As the case was tried, jurisdiction was rested on the diverse citizenship of the parties. In a reasoned opinion, D.C.S.D. N.Y., 108 F.Supp. 837, Judge...

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