G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Pub. Co.
G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Pub. Co. | |
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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. | |
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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 , after a copyrighted work expires, the word used to designate that work falls into the public domain and cannot be trademarked.[1]
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