Whittier v. Dietz
Whittier v. Dietz
Opinion of the Court
No points have been filed on the part of respondent.
We think the device alleged to have been used by defendant is not such a colorable imitation of the plaintiff’s label as could deceive. Falkinburg v. Lucy, 35 Cal. 52.) No one, since the codes went into operation, can acquire the exclusive use of a name or trade mark in this State, except by filing it for record with secretary of state. (Pol. Code, 3197.) Section 3199 only provides that one may become the owner of a name or
Here the complaint shows that plaintiff’s asserted right is claimed to have been acquired subsequent to the adoption of the codes, and neither the Political nor Civil Code imposes any special or additional penalty upon violators of such rights, nor furnishes any remedy for their enforcement unknown to the common law.
Judgment affirmed.
McKee, J., and Ross, J., concurred.
Hearing in Bank denied.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- W. F. WHITTIER v. A. C. DIETZ
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- Syllabus
- Tbade Maek—Right to Exclusive Use—Recording with the Sbcbetaby oe State.—Since the adoption of the codes, no one can acquire the exclusive right to the use of a name or trade mark in this State, except by filing it for record with the Secretary of State, as provided by section 3197 of the Political Code.