AMERICAN CYANAMID CO. v. STERLING DRUG, INC.

Civ. A. No. 83-431 (AJL).

649 F.Supp. 784 (1986)

AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. STERLING DRUG, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

December 15, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald I. Robinson, Robinson, Wayne, Levin, Riccio & LaSala, Newark, N.J., and Raymond I. Geraldson, Jr., Pattishall, McAuliff & Hofstetter, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

John L. McGoldrick, McCarter & English, Newark, N.J., and Ronald S. Kadden, Von Maltitz, Derenberg, Kunin & Janssen, New York City, for defendant.


LECHNER, District Judge.

This action based on trademark infringement is brought by the makers of the household cleaning product, "Pine-Sol," against the makers of a similar product, "Lysol Pine Action." It appears the central ingredient in each of these household cleaning products is pine oil. The complaint charges defendant with trademark infringement and breach and frustration of purpose of an agreement entered into by the parties in 1967. Plaintiff has demanded...

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