Legal Opinion
Draper Communications, Inc. v. Delaware Valley Broadcasters Ltd. Partnership
Court of Chancery of Delaware
Decided December 17, 1985PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AFTER TRIAL
JACOBS, Vice-Chancellor.
On October 18, 1985 the plaintiffs, as owners of a television station which for the past 30 years has broadcasted under the call letters “WBOC-TV,” brought this action to enjoin the defendant, as owner of a television station that will begin broadcasting within the next few weeks, from using the call letters “WBOT-TV.” The parties engaged in expedited discovery and thereafter agreed to consolidate plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction with the final hearing on the merits. The trial took place on November 18 and 19, 1985. This is the…
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