Brown Chemical Co. v. Meyer

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1891-03-23

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Mr. Justice Brown delivered the opinion of the court. The general proposition is well established that words which are merely descriptive of the character, qualities or composition of an article, or of the place where it is manufactured or produced, cannot be monopolized as a trade mark; Canal Company v. Clark, <span cla…

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