Legal Opinion
Joint Stock Society v. UDV North America, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided May 24, 1999No. Civil Action 95-749-GMSPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED OPINION
SLEET, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION.
The plaintiffs in this action, the Joint Stock Society and the Russian American Spirits Company (“RASCO”), have sued the defendants, UDV North America, Inc. and the Pierre Smirnoff Company, for false advertising, false association, and trademark cancellation. According to the plaintiffs, the defendants have violated several provisions of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq. (1994), as well as two state laws prohibiting unfair competition, see Del.Code Ann. tit. 6, §§ 2531-36 (1993), by knowingly engaging in over fifty years worth of…
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