Legal Opinion
The L.D. Kichler Co. v. Davoil, Inc. (D/b/a Quorum International)
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 30, 1999No. 98-1488PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAYER, Chief Judge.
The L.D. Kichler Co. appeals the judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, L.D. Kichler Co. v. Davoil, Inc., No. 96-CV-2022 (N.D.Ohio Jan. 29, 1998), which granted Davoil, Inc.’s, d/b/a Quorum International (“Quorum”), motion for summary judgment canceling Kichler’s trademark Registration No. 1,803,172 (“the ‘172 trademark”) and holding Kiehler’s “Olde Brick” trademark, Supplemental Registration No. 2,034,607, to be de jure functional. Because the district court did not make proper fraud and functionality determinations, we reverse and…
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