How this document has been cited
"There is no complete list of the activities which constitute unfair competition. The general principle, however, evolved from all of the cases is that commercial unfairness will be restrained when it appears that there has been a misappropriation, for the commercial advantage of one person, of a benefit or property right belonging to another." Id
- in PERRIN & NISSEN LIMITED v. SAS GROUP INC., 2009 and 16 similar citations
—t] he modern view as to the law of unfair competition does not rest solely on the ground of direct competitive injury, but on the broader principle that property rights of commercial value are to be and will be protected from any form of unfair invasion or infringement and from any form of commercial immorality
- in In re San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation, 1992 and 4 similar citations
—the court applied the International News Service doctrine to distinguishable fact situations involving styles and designs.
- in Unfair trade practices and consumer protection: cases and comments and 4 similar citations
—exploitation of designs of fashion houses in Paris, France; piracy of style by "sketch First National Oil Corp.
- in Digest of Foreign Law Cases and 5 similar citations
—unfair competition was found to exist, one of the property rights which the court stated that it was protecting was the "Right of plaintiffs to exclusive use, directly or indirectly, of the name and reputation which they have developed over many years."
- in TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT and 5 similar citations
The principle that one may not misappropriate the results of the skill, expenditures and labors of a competitor has since often been implemented in our courts
- in THE TRRDEMIRt REPORTER and 5 similar citations
It is somewhat ironic that the principal defendant, Christian Dior-New York Inc. should be advocating the permissibility of passing off the counterfeit as a legitimate marketing device, when it (or its predecessor) has itself vigorously policed the market to prevent persons by fraud and deception obtaining the fruits of another's labors and using them commercially.
- in The law of defamation, privacy, publicity and" moral rights": cases and … and 4 similar citations
"Under Section 340 of the General Business Law [of New York,] it has likewise been consistently held that an individual's refusal to sell to anyone does not amount to prohibited restraint of trade."
- in ROCHESTER DRUG CO-OP., INC. v. BIOGEN IDEC US, 2015 and 3 similar citations
—misappropriation of plaintiff's property or merchandise through misrepresentation or some other form of commercial immorality. In the earlier cases unfair competition was strictly related to the "" palming off'*** of the goods of the seller as those of another ".
- in Decisions of the United States Courts Involving Copyright and 3 similar citations
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99 F. 3d 795 - Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit 1996
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122 Misc. 2d 603 - NY: Supreme Court 1984
513 F. Supp. 1066 - Dist. Court, SD New York 1981
362 F. Supp. 343 - Dist. Court, SD New York 1973
335 F. 2d 774 - Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 1964
214 F. Supp. 664 - Dist. Court, SD New York 1963
299 F. 2d 33 - Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit 1962
186 Cal. App. 2d 563 - Cal: Court of Appeal 1960