Legal Opinion
Harley-Davidson, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Ronald Grottanelli, Doing Business as the Hog Farm, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 15, 1999No. Docket 97-9446(L), 97-9464(XAP)PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal primarily involves trademark issues as to whether the mark “HOG” as applied to large motorcycles is generic and whether a logo is insulated from an infringement claim as a permissible parody. These issues arise on an appeal by Ronald Grotta-nelli d/b/a The Hog Farm (“Grottanelli”) from the October 1, 1997, judgment of the District Court for the Western District of New York (Edmund F. Maxwell, Magistrate Judge 1 ), entered in a suit brought by Harley-Davidson, Inc. (“Harley-Davidson,” “Harley,” or “the company”). The judgment enjoins Grottanelli from…
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