Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Ever-Ready, Inc. v. Union Carbide Corp.
Ever-Ready, Inc. v. Union Carbide Corp., 50 L. Ed. 2d 94 (1976)
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1976-10-04
- Topic
- general
stating that it is more difficult to establish secondary meaning for a generic term than a merely descriptive one | proceedings include determination of fee to be paid to the bankruptcy officials and orders for disposition of property of the bankrupt | proceedings include determination of fee to be paid to the bankruptcy officials and orders for disposition of property of the bankrupt | approving what is now known as the " Eveready " test | “[A]lthough, the right to counsel is absolute, there is no absolute right to a particular counsel.” | “Section 1064, not incontestability under § 1065, ‘protects the registrant from cancellation of his trademark by a prior user claiming superior rights,’ because prior use is not a ground for cancellation under § 1064.” | “A distinctive mark or name will be more broadly protected than words, such as ‘ever ready,’ which have been registered and applied to a variety of products.” | Two telephone calls to plaintiff asking for the defendant's number | registration is prima facie evidence of registrant’s ownership of mark | Two telephone calls to plaintiff asking for the defendant’s number | batteries and lamps with light bulbs and lamps | batteries and lamps with light bulbs and lamps
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C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.