Legal Opinion
Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation v. Platinum Financial Group, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 18, 1998No. 97-3336PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Platinum Home Mortgage Corporation (“Platinum Mortgage”) filed suit against Platinum Financial Group, Incorporated (“Platinum Financial”) for unfair competition under Section 43 of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1125(a)(1)(A) and (B), for common law trademark infringement, and for deceptive trade practices under the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act, 815 ILCS 510/1-7 (1996). Platinum Mortgage filed a motion for preliminary injunctive relief, requesting the district court to enjoin Platinum Financial from using the term “platinum” in its name. The district court denied…
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