Tiffany & Co. v. Tiffany Prods., Inc.

Decision Date23 May 1933
Citation262 N.Y. 482,188 N.E. 30
PartiesTIFFANY & COMPANY, Respondent, v. TIFFANY PRODUCTIONS, Inc., Appellant.
CourtNew York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals

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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department (237 App. Div. 801, 260 N. Y. S. 821), entered December 12, 1932, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiff entered upon a decision of the court on trial at Special Term enjoining and restraining the defendant, its officers, agents, and employees from using the name ‘Tiffany’ or any similar name or names as part of the defendant's corporate name, or as a label, designation or mark, or otherwise in connection with defendant's business in any manner whatsoever. The plaintiff is a domestic corporation organized in 1868, engaged in the manufacture and sale of jewelry, silverware, stationery, leather goods, etc., and having retail stores in New York City, London, and Paris. The defendant is a domestic corporation organized in 1921, and engaged in the production and distribution of motion pictures.

Charles H. Kelby, H. William Fitelson, and I. Jack London, all of New York City, for appellant.

R. L. von Bernuth, M. S. Lockhart, J. M. Rose, and H. J. Sillcocks, all of New York City, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Judgment affirmed, with costs.

POUND, C. J., and CRANE, LEHMAN, KELLOGG, O'BRIEN, and CROUCH, JJ., concur.

HUBBS, J., not sitting.

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