Wright v. Correro
Wright v. Correro
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
There is a common-law property right in a trademark, and, if used or imitated by others, an action will lie, and restrain by injunction may be had. McLean v. Fleming, 96 U. S. 245, 24 L. Ed. 828; 21 Ency. Pl. & Pr. 752; U. S. v. Steffens, 100 U. S. 82, 25 L. Ed. 550. These authorities are cited by counsel Tor appellee.
Affirmed and remanded, and the appellant is allowed thirty days to answer from the date when the mandate is filed below.
Affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Charles E. Wright v. Joseph Correro Coco-Cola v. Koca-Nola
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- Syllabus
- Trade-Marks. Trade names. Property right. Action. Injunction. There is a common-law property right in a trade-mark, and, if used or imitated by others, an action will lie and in proper cases restraint by injunction may be had.