Legal Opinion
Donchez v. Coors Brewing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 22, 2004No. 03-1462PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRISCOE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Robert Donchez filed suit against defendants Coors Brewing Company (Coors) and Foote Cone & Belding Advertising, Incorporated (FCB), claiming they violated the Lanham Act, federal common law, and Colorado state law by misappropriating for use in a national advertising campaign a unique beer-vending character he had created, as well as a related term, “beerman,” that he alleged was associated with the character. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of defendants on all claims. Don-chez appeals. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §…
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