Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1899 — An Important Decision. [ARTICLE]

An Important Decision.

A notable decision was rendered i*> eently in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of Celt* fornia, making permanent an Injunction obtained by the California Fig Syrnp Company restraining the defendant pat* ties “from making, using or selling U y liquid laxative medicine marked with the name ‘Syrup, of Figs,’ or ‘Fig Syrnp,’ oi any colorable imitation of the same.” The decision also protects the California Fig Syrup Company against imitation of theii wrappers, boxes and symbolical designs nsed in connection with their famous laxative. The decision is of the greatest value, not only to manufacturers of proprietary articles, but to the public generally, as It affirms that the valuable reputation ao< quired by an article of merit will be pre> tected by the courts, and that the party who builds the reputation by extensive and legitimate advertising is entitled tn the full fruits of his enterprise.