· 4/4/1961
Nissen Trampoline Company v. American Trampoline Co.
Citations
- 193 F. Supp. 745
- 129 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 210
- 1961 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6024
How courts have described this case
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- holding “trampoline” to be generic, despite plaintiffs claim that term had secondary meaning, where authors used term generically and plaintiff actively promoted generic use of term while it enjoyed a monopoly position
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Judges: Stephenson
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