 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1872 - 1546 pages
...goods, but are only meant to indicate their names or quality. He has no right to appropriate a sign or a symbol, which, from the nature of the fact it is used to signify, others may employ with equal truth, and therefore have an equal right to employ for the same purpose."* And it is obvious that the same... | |
 | Charles Sidney Whitman - Copyright - 1875 - 814 pages
...goods, but are only meant to indicate their names or quality. He has no right to appropriate a sign or a symbol, which, from the nature of the fact it is used to signify, others may employ with equal truth, and therefore have an equal right to employ for the same purpose. Vide Wolfe v. Goulard, 18 Howard's... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1878 - 680 pages
...Ferguson v. Davol Mills, 2 Brews., 314, Alison, J., says on page 318: A pereon " has no right to a sign or symbol which, from the nature of the fact it is...used to signify, others may employ with equal truth, and therefore have an equal right to use for the same purpose." And on page 320: " Protection is given... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1878 - 864 pages
...Fergnxon v. Davol Milh, 2 Brewst. 314, ALISON, J., says, on page 318: " A person has no right to a sign or symbol which, from the nature of the fact it is...used to signify, others may employ with equal truth, and, therefore, have an equal right to use for the same purpose." And on page 320: " Protection is... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1925 - 1112 pages
...goods, but are only meant to indicate their names or quality. He has no right to appropriate a sign or symbol, which from the nature of the fact it is...used to signify, others may employ with equal truth, and therefore have an equal right to employ for the same purpose." In the case of Lawrence Mfg. Co.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1898 - 2046 pages
...only meant to indicate their names or quality. He has no right to appropriate a sign or symbol \vhich. from the nature of the fact it is used to signify, others may employ with equal truth, and therefore havo an equal right to employ for the same purpose.' And It is obvious that tho same... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1882 - 962 pages
...intended to indicate its origin, because one has no right to appropriate a sign or symbol or mark, which from the nature of the fact it is used to signify, others may use with equal trnth, and therefore have an equal right to employ for the game purpose. Manuf. Co.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1894 - 1266 pages
...Manufacturing Co. т. Spear, 2 Sandf. 599, it is laid down that no one has a right to appropriate a sign or symbol which, from the nature of the fact It is used to signify, others may employ with equal tnith, and therefore have an equal right to employ for the same purpose. It is upon these principles... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1891 - 1200 pages
...goods, but are only meant to indicate their names or quality. He has no right to appropriate a sign or symbol which, from the nature of the fact it is used to Dignify, others may employ with equal truth, and therefore have an equal right to employ for the same... | |
 | Orlando Bump - Copyright - 1884 - 912 pages
...stamped with it is made. Francis & Mallon, 3 Dec. Com. 283. A person has no right to employ a sign or symbol which, from the nature of the fact it is...used to signify, others may employ with equal truth, and therefore with equal right. Pratt & Farmer, 10 OG 866. Generic names and words descriptive of quality... | |
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He has no right to appropriate a sign or a symbol, which, from the nature of the fact it is used to signify, others may employ with equal truth, and therefore have an equal right to employ for the same purpose... 
