Atlantic Seafood Packers v. Florida Fruit Canners, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
166 F.2d 586 · 1948
Citation profile
1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 81
Relies on Skelly Oil Co. v. Powerine Co. · Philip A. Hunt Co. v. Eastman Kodak Co. · Kenosha Full Fashioned Mills, Inc. v. Artcraft Hosiery Co. · In re Padgett
Most-quoted passages
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“A vast field of words, phrases, and symbols is open to one who wishes to select a trade-mark to distinguish his product from that of another. Unquestionably in our ever-increasing complex business life, the trend of modern judicial decisions in trade-mark matters is to show little patience with the newcomer who in adopting a mark gets into the border-line zone between an open field and one legally appropriated to another. As between a newcomer and one who by honest dealing has won favor with the public, doubts are always resolved against the former.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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