Legal Opinion
Wilhelm Pudenz, GmbH v. Littlefuse, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 7, 1999No. 98-8097PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Senior Circuit Judge:
DefendanL-Appellant Littlefuse, Inc. (“Littlefuse”) appeals the district court’s order granting declaratory relief to Plaintiff-Appellee Wilhelm Pudenz GmbH (“Pu-denz”), invalidating two of Littlefuse’s federally registered trademarks, and denying Littlefuse’s counterclaims against Pudenz based on those marks for unfair competition and unlawful importation of goods. On appeal, this case raises the following issue: whether a federally registered trademark that has achieved incontestable status may nonetheless be declared invalid based on the functionality doctrine. We…
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