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AMERICAN BRANDS, INC. v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.

No. 76 Civ. 762.

413 F.Supp. 1352 (1976)

AMERICAN BRANDS, INC., Plaintiff, v. R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY and LKP International Ltd., d/b/a Leber Katz Partners, Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

June 2, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chadbourne, Parke, Whiteside & Wolff, New York City, for plaintiff; Paul G. Pennoyer, Jr., Daniel J. O'Neil, Charles S. Tusa, Thomas E. Bezanson, Thomas A. Dubbs, New York City, of counsel.

Davis, Polk & Wardwell, New York City, for defendant R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.; Richard E. Nolan, Hiram D. Gordon, Carolyn Lewis Ziegler, Brooklyn, N. Y., of counsel.

Marshall, Bratter, Greene, Allison & Tucker, New York City, for defendant LKP International, Ltd., Gary J. Cohan, New York City, of counsel.

MEMORANDUM

LASKER, District Judge.

American Brands, Inc., (American) brought this action February 17, 1976 against R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company (Reynolds) and LKP International Ltd. (Reynolds' advertising agency) for alleged violations of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a) and the laws of the State of New York. Jurisdiction is predicated on 15 U.S.C. § 1121, 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a) and (b), and...

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