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TRADE COMM'N v. A.P.W. PAPER CO.

No. 320.

328 U.S. 193 (1946)

66 S.Ct. 932

90 L.Ed. 1165

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION v. A.P.W. PAPER CO., INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 6, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General McGrath argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Berge, Charles H. Weston and W.T. Kelley.

Edward H. Green argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was E.H. Sykes.

Kenneth Perry and Hector M. Holmes filed a brief for Johnson & Johnson, as amicus curiae, urging affirmance.

MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Respondent manufactures and sells toilet tissues and paper towels in interstate commerce. On each package or roll of one brand are a Greek red cross and the words "Red Cross". Respondent registered the words "Red Cross" and the Red Cross symbol as a trade mark; and it features them in its advertisements and on its letterheads.

By § 4 of the American Red Cross Act of January 5, 1905, 33 Stat. 600...

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