Legal Opinion
Water Pik, Inc. v. Med-Systems, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 12, 2013No. 12-1065PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
The parties to this trademark dispute make consumer products for rinsing sinus cavities. Med-Systems, Inc., the earlier entrant in this market, sells its products under the federally registered trademark SmaCleanse and two similar marks. Water Pik, Inc., which traditionally sold oral irrigators and showerheads, registered the trademark SINUSENSE with the intention of selling sinus-irrigation devices under the brand name “SinuSense.” It brought an action against Med-Systems in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado, seeking a declaratory judgment…
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