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UNITED DRUG CO. V. THEODORE RECTANUS CO., 248 U. S. 90 (1918)
248 U. S. 90U.S. Supreme Court
United Drug Co. v. Theodore Rectanus Co., 248 U.S. 90 (1918)
United Drug Company v. Theodore Rectanus Company
No. 27
Argued March 12, 13, 1918
Decided December 9, 1918
248 U.S. 90
Syllabus
A right of trademark is not a right in gross; it exists only as appurtenant to an established business, and for the protection of the goodwill thereof. P. 248 U. S. 97.
The adoption of a trademark does not project the right of protection in advance of the extension of the trade. P. 248 U. S. 98.
Where A had a trademark in Massachusetts in connection with a business there and in neighboring states, and B afterwards, in good faith, without notice of A's use or intent to injure or forestall A, adopted the same mark in Kentucky, where A's business theretofore had not extended, and built up a valuable business under it there, held that A, upon entering B's field with notice of the situation, had no equity to enjoin B as an infringer, but was estopped. P. 248 U. S. 103.
226 F.5d 5 affirmed.
The case is stated in the opinion. clubjuris