Beadleston & Woerz v. Cooke Brewing Co.’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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1. ““To acquire the right to the exclusive use of a name,. device, or symbol, as a trademark, it must appear that it was adopted for the purpose of indentifying the origin or ownership of the article to which it is attached, or that such trade-mark must point distinctively, either by itself or by association, to the origin, manufacture, or ownership of the article on which it is stamped. It must be designed, as its primary object and purpose, to indicate the owner or producer of the commodity, and to distinguish it from like articles manufactured by others. * * * If’ the * * * symbol . was adopted or placed upon the article for the purpose of identifying its class, grade, style, or quality, or for any purpose other than a reference to or indication of its ownership, it cannot be sustained as a valid trademark.”’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Autoline Oil Co. v. Indian Refining Co.