Legal Opinion
Granite State Trade School v. The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided August 3, 2015No. Civil No. 15-cv-223-LM; No. 2015 DNH 151Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Granite State Trade School, LLC v. Civil No. 15-cv-223-LM Opinion No.
2015 DNH 151
The New Hampshire School of Mechanical Trades, Inc. ORDER New Hampshire, home to extensive granite formations and innumerable quarries, has long been known as the Granite State. The above-captioned dispute raises a novel, but ultimately basic question: are the terms “New Hampshire” and “Granite State” so synonymous that the public is likely to be confused by their interchangeable use in commercial advertising? The plaintiff, Granite State Trade…
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