1915 United States Supreme Court case
| G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Pub. Co. | |
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 Supreme Court of the United States | |
| 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)35 S. Ct. 708; 59 L. Ed. 1148 |
| 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 | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Day |
| 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.
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- Text of G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Pub. Co., 237 U.S. 618 (1915) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia Library of Congress
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