Ingenuity of the Infringer and the Courts

Authors

Edward S. Rogers, Chicago, Illinois

Abstract

The person who imitates a trademark has by common consent come to be described as a "pirate." At the time the designation was first applied, it was more or less appropriate. The pirate saw and coveted his neighbor's successful business, and like any MORGAN, TEACH, SHARKEY, or L'OLLONOIS, sighting a fat galleon laden with plate wallowing in the trade winds, homeward bound from the Indies, he laid himself alongside and took what he wanted. He counterfeited marks and labels as exactly as he could, not as he dared. There was no limit to his impudence. He was deterred only by manual, not by moral, difficulties.

Recommended Citation

Edward S. Rogers, Ingenuity of the Infringer and the Courts, 11 Mich. L. Rev. 358 (1913).
Available at: https://repository.law.umich.edu/mlr/vol11/iss5/2