| Litigants: | G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Pub. Co. |
| Arguedate: | April 14 |
| Argueyear: | 1915 |
| Decidedate: | June 1 |
| Decideyear: | 1915 |
| Fullname: | G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Pub. Co. |
| Usvol: | 237 |
| Uspage: | 618 |
| Parallelcitations: | 35 S. Ct. 708; 59 L. Ed. 1148 |
| Holding: | Under the Trademark Act of 1881, after a copyrighted work expires, the word used to designate that work falls into the public domain and cannot be trademarked. |
| Majority: | Day |
| Lawsapplied: | Trademark Act of 1881 |
G. & C. Merriam Co. v. Syndicate Pub. Co., 237 U.S. 618 (1915), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, under the Trademark Act of 1881, after a copyrighted work expires, the word used to designate that work falls into the public domain and cannot be trademarked.