Legal Opinion
Norco Products, Inc. v. Mecca Development, Inc.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided October 9, 1985No. Civ. H-83-938 (PCD)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
DORSEY, District Judge.
This is a civil action brought by Norco Industries, Inc. (Norco), against Mecca Development, Inc. (Mecca), alleging in separate counts Mecca’s (1) infringement of United States Design Patent No. 246,109 (Patent 109); (2) breach of a sales contract; and (3) unfair competition by virtue of false designation of origin in violation of Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). Pending is Mecca’s motion for summary judgment as to the patent’s validity asserted in Count I, also put in issue by Mecca’s…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Larson v. Classic Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1988
- Norco Products, Inc. v. Mecca Development, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1987