HMH PUBLISHING CO. v. HALE

No. 35771.

156 F.Supp. 594 (1957)

HMH PUBLISHING CO., Inc., a corporation, Plaintiff, v. Walter HALE, an individual and Playgirl Publishing Co., Inc., a corporation, Defendants.

United States District Court N. D. California, S. D.

November 21, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip S. Ehrlich, Irving Rovens, Naylor & Neal, Jas. M. Naylor, Frank A. Neal, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff.

Nathan Cohn, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant Walter Hale.


HARRIS, District Judge.

Plaintiff, HMH Publishing Co., Inc., is the owner and publisher of a magazine which appears under the federally registered trade-mark "Play Boy." Plaintiff brings this action against defendant Walter Hale who publishes a magazine under the title, "Play Girl." Plaintiff charges defendant with trade-mark infringement and unfair competition. It seeks to restrain defendant from continued use of the title, "Play Girl" for its magazine. In addition...

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