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CHANDON CHAMPAGNE CORP. v. SAN MARINO WINE CORP.

No. 254, Docket 28419.

335 F.2d 531 (1964)

CHANDON CHAMPAGNE CORPORATION, Societe Anonyme Maison Moet & Chandon and Schieffelin & Co., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SAN MARINO WINE CORPORATION, doing business as Pierre Perignon Champagne Co., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided July 17, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alex Friedman, New York City (Blum, Moscovitz, Friedman & Blum, New York City), for plaintiffs-appellants.

Joseph J. Shapiro, New York City, for defendant-appellee.

Before WATERMAN, FRIENDLY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge.

Dom Pierre Pérignon, cellar-master of the Abbey of Hautvillers in Champagne, is popularly credited with discovering, more than two centuries ago, the process for making the wine that has brought fame to the region and delight to the world. We are here called upon to determine whether a French vintner, who has honored him by designating one of France's finest champagnes as "Dom Pérignon," may bar use of the Pérignon name by a...

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