Engineered Mechanical Services, Inc. v. Applied Mechanical Technology, Inc.

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• \The owner of a mark is not required to constantly monitor every nook and cranny of the entire nation and to fire both barrels of his shotgun instantly upon spotting a possible infringer...\
• license was not naked because effectiveness of trademark was maintained and there were no complaints regarding quality of product where licensor retained right to terminate license for failure to maintain proper quality control
• “The owner of a mark is not required to constantly monitor every nook and cranny of the entire nation and to fire both barrels of his shotgun instantly upon spotting a possible infringer ….”
• \ 'Retention of a trademark requires only minimal quality control ....' \

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Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Exxon Corporation v. Oxxford Clothes, Inc. And Oxxford Clothes Xx, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1997-05-14· cited 115×
• Cullman Ventures, Inc. v. Columbian Art Works, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1989-06-26· cited 48×
• Toho Co., Ltd. v. William Morrow and Co., Inc.
  C.D. California· 1998-04-06· cited 29×
• Reed v. Amoco Oil Co.
  M.D. Tennessee· 1984-10-03· cited 9×
• Can'T Stop Prods., Inc. v. Sixuvus, Ltd.
  S.D. Illinois· 2018-03-06· cited 8×
• Head v. Waggoner
  Louisiana Court of Appeal· 1989-11-01· cited 7×
• American Express Co. v. Mastercard International Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1988-05-18· cited 2×
• Engineered Mechanical Services, Inc. v. Applied Mechanical Technology, Inc.
  M.D. Louisiana· 1984-07-03· cited 2×
• Exxon Corporation v. Oxxford Clothes Inc
  Fifth Circuit· 1997-04-10
• Tea Board of India v. The Republic of Tea, Inc.
  Trademark Trial and Appeal Board· 2006-08-23
• Swiss Watch International, Inc. v. Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry
  Trademark Trial and Appeal Board· 2012-01-30

Cites

35 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Kellogg Co. v. National Biscuit Co.
  Supreme Court· 1938-12-12· cited 625×
• Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation v. Diversified Packaging Corporation
  Fifth Circuit· 1977-03-25· cited 250×
• Soweco, Inc. v. Shell Oil Company, Etc. And Shell Chemical Company, Etc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1980-05-30· cited 207×
• Sun Banks of Florida, Inc., a Florida Corporation Etc. v. Sun Federal Savings and Loan Association, a Federal Savings and Loan Association
  Fifth Circuit· 1981-07-20· cited 207×
• Schwarz v. Coastal Resources Management Council
  Supreme Court· 1981-03-09· cited 185×
• Tisch Hotels, Inc., Americana Hotel Operating Corporation v. Americana Inn, Inc., Americana Motor Courts, Inc., Americana Catering Company
  Seventh Circuit· 1965-09-14· cited 173×
• Zatarains, Inc., Cross-Appellee v. Oak Grove Smokehouse, Inc. And Visko's Fish Fry, Inc., Cross-Appellants
  Fifth Circuit· 1983-02-25· cited 172×
• The Vision Center, Cross v. Opticks, Inc., Will Ross, Inc. And G. D. Searle & Co., Cross
  Fifth Circuit· 1979-05-23· cited 170×
• Bayer Co. v. United Drug Co.
  S.D. New York· 1921-04-14· cited 168×
• King-Seeley Thermos Co. v. Aladdin Industries, Incorporated
  Second Circuit· 1963-07-11· cited 109×
• Q-Tips, Inc. v. Johnson & Johnson (Two Cases)
  Third Circuit· 1953-10-26· cited 106×
• American Foods, Inc. v. Golden Flake, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1963-01-23· cited 102×
• Playboy Enterprises, Inc. v. Chuckleberry Publishing, Inc.
  S.D. New York· 1980-02-06· cited 82×
• Exxon Corporation, Humble Oil & Refining Corporation, Humble Gas Transmission Co. And Humble, Inc. v. Humble Exploration Company, Inc.
  Fifth Circuit· 1983-01-10· cited 70×
• United States Jaycees v. San Francisco Jr. Cham. of Com.
  N.D. California· 1972-08-09· cited 57×
• United States Jaycees, a Missouri Corporation v. San Francisco Junior Chamber of Commerce, a California Corporation
  Ninth Circuit· 1975-05-01· cited 54×
• Anti-Monopoly, Inc., and Counter-Defendant-Appellant v. General Mills Fun Group, Inc., and Counter-Claimant-Appellee
  Ninth Circuit· 1982-08-26· cited 47×
• Douglas Laboratories Corp. v. Copper Tan, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1954-02-10· cited 44×
• American Thermos Products Co. v. Aladdin Industries, Inc.
  D. Connecticut· 1962-06-26· cited 36×
• The Warner Brothers Company v. Jantzen, Inc.
  Second Circuit· 1957-11-12· cited 21×

Other cases named Engineered Mechanical Services, Inc. v. Applied Mechanical Technology, Inc.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Engineered Mechanical Services, Inc. v. Applied Mechanical Technology, Inc.
  M.D. Louisiana· 1984-07-03· cited 2×