Legal Opinion
Tap Publications, Inc. v. Chinese Yellow Pages (New York) Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 18, 1996No. 95 Civ. 5043 (JGK)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KOELTL, District Judge:
This case concerns a dispute over the right to use in the New York metropolitan area a trademark consisting of the four Chinese characters pronounced “Hua Shang Nien Chien” (“the mark”). The undisputed owner of the mark, which in English means “Chinese Business Yearbook,” is the defendant Asia System Media, Inc. (“ASM”). ASM uses the mark as the title for the numerous Chinese business directories ASM and its licensees publish throughout the United States and Canada. The plaintiff Tap Publications Co. (“Tap”) contends that it has the exclusive right to use the…
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