List of trademark case law
Encyclopedia
This list contains an alphabetical listing of historically significant or leading case law
in the area of trademark law.
Case law
In law, case law is the set of reported judicial decisions of selected appellate courts and other courts of first instance which make new interpretations of the law and, therefore, can be cited as precedents in a process known as stare decisis...
in the area of trademark law.
C
- Ciba-Geigy Canada Ltd. v. Apotex Inc. [1992] 3 S.C.R. 120
- Cliffs Notes, Inc. v. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 886 F.2d 490 (2d Cir. 1989)
- Consumers Distributing Co. v. Seiko Time Canada Ltd. : passing off
F
- Frank Reddaway Ltd. v. George Banham [1896] A.C. 199 (H.L.)
- Frosty Treats, Inc. v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.Frosty Treats, Inc. v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc.Frosty Treats, Inc. v. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc., 426 F.3d 1001 , is a trademark case in which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit held that the name of one of the largest ice cream truck franchise companies in the United States was neither distinctive nor famous enough...
I
- Institut National v. Andres Wines Ltd. (1987) 16 C.P.R. (3d) 385 (Ont. H.C.): "shared goodwill"
O
- Orkin Exterminating Co. Inc. v. Pestco Co. of Canada Ltd. (1985) 5 C.P.R. (3d) 433 (Ont. C.A.): passing off
P
- Peek v. Gurney (1873) LR 6 HL 377
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. DoughneyPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. DoughneyPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Doughney, 263 F.3d 359 , was an important Internet trademark decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit....
, 263 F.3d 359 (4th Cir. 2001)
- Perry v. Truefitt (1842) 6 Beav. 66, 49 E.R. 749 : first passing off case
S
- Source Perrier (Societe Anonyme) v. Fira-Less Marketing Co. Ltd. (1983) 70 C.P.R. (2d) 61
- Spalding v. Gamage (1915) 84 L.J.Ch. 449
- Stork Restaurant Inc. v. Sahati 166 F. 2d 348 (1948) (9th Circ. Cal.)
Y
- Yale Electric Corp. v. Robertson 26 F. 2d 972(1928) (2nd Circ.) :protection of trade names