Legal Opinion
Epic Metals Corp. v. Souliere
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 6, 1996No. 95-2848PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Senior Circuit Judge:
Epic Metals Corporation (Epic) brought this action against Condec, Inc. (Condec) and its president, Frank Souliere, alleging trade dress infringement of EPICORE, Epic’s composite steel floor deck profile, in violation of § 43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1125(a). 1 Following a bench trial, the magistrate judge 2 concluded that Condec had infringed upon Epic’s trade dress. Asserting that this conclusion is not supported by the evidence presented at trial, Condec appeals. We agree and reverse Condec s liability on this claim. In all other respects, we affirm. 3
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