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MILLINERY CREATORS' GUILD v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

No. 9.

109 F.2d 175 (1940)

MILLINERY CREATORS' GUILD Inc., et al. v. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

January 22, 1940.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lowell M. Birrell, of New York City (Charles A. Van Patten, of New York City, of counsel), for petitioners.

W. T. Kelley, Chief Counsel, and Martin A. Morrison, Asst. Chief Counsel, Federal Trade Commission, and James W. Nichol, Sp. Atty., all of Washington, D. C., for respondent.

Weisman, Quinn, Allan & Spett, of New York City (Milton C. Weisman and Melvin A. Albert, both of New York City, of counsel), for Fashion Originators Guild of America, Inc., amicus curiæ.

Before SWAN, AUGUSTUS N. HAND, and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

This is a petition by Millinery Creators' Guild, Inc., and its members, for review of respondent's cease and desist order directed against petitioners' plan to prevent so-called "style piracy" of designs in women's hats. Such plan was found by respondent to be an unfair method of competition under § 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C.A. § 45.

Millinery Creators' Guild, Inc., formerly Millinery Quality Guild, Inc...

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