Legal Opinion
L.L. Bean, Inc. v. Drake Publishing, Inc.
District Court, D. Maine
Decided January 16, 1986No. Civ. 84-0305 PPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON PARTIES’ CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
GENE CARTER, District Judge.
Plaintiff owns the registered trademarks “Bean,” “Bean’s” and “L.L. Bean” and uses them in its mail order catalog for marketing sporting goods and wearing apparel. Defendants publish High Society, a magazine which describes itself as providing erotic entertainment. At pages 36 and 37 of the October 1984 issue of High Society, there is material identified as “L.L. Beam’s Sex Catalog.” In this action Plaintiff seeks damages and equitable relief under both federal and state law for alleged trademark dilution,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Lloyd Corp. v. TannerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, Inc. v. Pussycat Cinema, Ltd. And Michael ZaffaranoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Pignons S. A. De Mecanique De Precision v. Polaroid CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Big O Tire Dealers, Inc., a Colorado Corporation v. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, an Ohio CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Keebler Company v. Rovira Biscuit Corporation, Keebler Company v. Rovira Biscuit CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by10 opinions
- L.L. Bean, Inc. v. Drake Publishers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, a Nebraska Corporation v. Franklyn Novak, an Individual, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company, a Nebraska Corporation v. Franklyn Novak, an IndividualCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- Original Appalachian Artworks, Inc. v. Topps Chewing Gum, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1986
- DesMarais v. DesjardinsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1995
- Ocean Bio-Chem, Inc. v. Turner Network Television, Inc.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1990
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