Legal Opinion
Dippin' Dots, Inc. v. Frosty Bites Distribution, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 11, 2004No. 03-14047PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-Appellant Dippiri Dots, Inc. (“DDI”) brought suit against Defendants Appellee Frosty Bites Distribution, LLC (“FBD”) alleging trade dress infringement of DDI’s product design and logo design, both in violation of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of FBD on both claims. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
I. BACKGROUND
A. Facts
Plaintiff DDI markets and sells a brightly-colored flash-frozen ice cream product, called “dippiri dots,” consisting of free flowing small spheres or…
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