Indianapolis Colts v. Metropolitan Baltimore Football Club case
brief summary
34 F.3d 410 (1994)
CASE FACTS
Plaintiffs, professional football team and its American football league, brought suit for trademark infringement by under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C.S. §§ 1051 et seq., and obtained a preliminary injunction against a Canadian professional football league and its new team. Defendants wanted to name its new team, located in an American city in which plaintiffs' team used to play, similarly to plaintiffs' team. Plaintiffs wanted to enjoin defendants from using its trademark, because consumers would have been likely to mistakenly think that defendants' new team was related to plaintiffs.
DISCUSSION
On appeal, the judgment allowing plaintiffs to enjoin defendants' Lanham Act trademark infringement affirmed, because venue was proper in the district where defendants entered the area in which plaintiffs conducted most of its business using the trademark and the district court did not clearly err in finding that defendants' infringement would have likely caused substantial consumer confusion.
CONCLUSION
Judgment allowing plaintiffs to enjoin defendants' Lanham Act trademark infringement affirmed, because venue was proper in the district where defendants entered the area in which plaintiffs conducted most business using infringed trademark and the district court did not abuse discretion in finding that defendants' infringement would have likely caused substantial consumer confusion.
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34 F.3d 410 (1994)
CASE SYNOPSIS
Defendant, professional football team
and its Canadian league, appealed from judgment of the United States
District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, enjoining them
for using trade name associated with plaintiffs, professional
football team and its American league, under the Lanham Act, 15
U.S.C.S. §§ 1051 et seq.CASE FACTS
Plaintiffs, professional football team and its American football league, brought suit for trademark infringement by under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C.S. §§ 1051 et seq., and obtained a preliminary injunction against a Canadian professional football league and its new team. Defendants wanted to name its new team, located in an American city in which plaintiffs' team used to play, similarly to plaintiffs' team. Plaintiffs wanted to enjoin defendants from using its trademark, because consumers would have been likely to mistakenly think that defendants' new team was related to plaintiffs.
DISCUSSION
On appeal, the judgment allowing plaintiffs to enjoin defendants' Lanham Act trademark infringement affirmed, because venue was proper in the district where defendants entered the area in which plaintiffs conducted most of its business using the trademark and the district court did not clearly err in finding that defendants' infringement would have likely caused substantial consumer confusion.
CONCLUSION
Judgment allowing plaintiffs to enjoin defendants' Lanham Act trademark infringement affirmed, because venue was proper in the district where defendants entered the area in which plaintiffs conducted most business using infringed trademark and the district court did not abuse discretion in finding that defendants' infringement would have likely caused substantial consumer confusion.
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