G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Pub. Co.

G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Pub. Co.
Argued April 14, 1915
Decided June 1, 1915
Full case name G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Pub. Co.
Citations 237 U.S. 618 (more)
Holding
Under the Trademark Act of 1881, after a copyrighted work expires, the word used to designate that work falls into the public domain and cannot be trademarked.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
William R. Day · Charles E. Hughes
Willis Van Devanter · Joseph R. Lamar
Mahlon Pitney · James C. McReynolds
Laws applied
Trademark Act of 1881

G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Pub. Co., 237 U.S. 618 (1915), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, under the Trademark Act of 1881, after a copyrighted work expires, the word used to designate that work falls into the public domain and cannot be trademarked.[1]

References

  1. ↑ G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Pub. Co., 237 U.S. 618 (1915)
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